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literal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | erratum, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error |
| Type of | error, mistake |
literal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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it's the literal truth.
literal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | literalness |
a literal translation.
literal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | literalness |
a literal depiction of the scene before him.
Examples of literal
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He was, in the metaphorical even more than the literal sense of the word, small.
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This literal diminution of his stature can reduce his metaphorical stature, too.
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Mormonism does not believe in a literal, biblical creation account by a Creator.
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In the most literal sense, the national effort to diffuse poverty has succeeded.
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The pizza and the less literal slice of Chicago that owner Phil Cerra serves up.
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I do believe Genesis is literal, but I do also know metaphorical terms are used.
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Lenning loves working with the soil and seeing the literal fruits of her labors.
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The lyrics to Mother had both a literal and figurative meaning for Roger Waters.
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They give up on the extraordinary birth, the miracles, the literal resurrection.
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- Actual: 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"
- Misprint: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- Without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
- Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"
- Avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"
- (literally) in a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally"
- In computer science, a literal is a notation for representing a fixed value in source code. Almost all programming languages have notations for atomic values such as integers, floating-point numbers, strings, and booleans; some also have notations for elements of enumerated types and compound ...
- In mathematical logic, a literal is an atomic formula (atom) or its negation. They mostly appear in the context of conjunctive normal form and the method of resolution.
- A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program; Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; Following the letter or exact words; not free; ...
