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[ˈlɪt(ə)rəl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration
(e.g: dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread)
- (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text
(e.g: a literal translation from the Spanish)
- (of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic
(e.g: his interpretation was rather too literal)
- of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet
(e.g: literal mnemonics)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera (see letter)
[ˈlɪt(ə)rəl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a misprint of a letter
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Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera (see letter)
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