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literal Definition
(a)
limited
to
the
explicit
meaning
of
a
word
or
text
; "
a
literal
translation
"
(n)
a
mistake
in
printed
matter
resulting
from
mechanical
failures
of
some
kind
(s)
being
or
reflecting
the
essential
or
genuine
character
of
something
; "
her
actual
motive
"; "
a
literal
solitude
like
a
desert
"-
G
.
K
.
Chesterton
; "
a
genuine
dilemma
"
(s)
without
interpretation
or
embellishment
; "
a
literal
translation
of
the
scene
before
him
"
(s)
lacking
stylistic
embellishment
; "
a
literal
description
"; "
wrote
good
but
plain
prose
"; "
a
plain
unadorned
account
of
the
coronation
"; "
a
forthright
unembellished
style
"
(s)
of
the
clearest
kind
;
usually
used
for
emphasis
; "
it
''
s
the
literal
truth
"; "
a
matter
of
investment
,
pure
and
simple
"
(s) (
of
a
translation
)
corresponding
word
for
word
with
the
original
; "
literal
translation
of
the
article
"; "
an
awkward
word
-
for
-
word
translation
"
literal Synonyms
actual
erratum
genuine
literal
literal error
misprint
plain
pure and simple
real
typo
typographical error
unembellished
word-for-word
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