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Word:

literal :

literal (n.)
[ Etymology: English: literal ]

Synonyms: matitikanon

Derivatives of literal

Glosses:

literal
n. (communication)	1. erratum, literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error	a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
	~ mistake, error	part of a statement that is not correct.; "the book was full of errors"
adj.	2. actual, genuine, literal, real	being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something.; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"; "a genuine dilemma"
	~ true	consistent with fact or reality; not false.; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"; "the true meaning of the statement"
adj.	3. literal	without interpretation or embellishment.; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
	~ exact	marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
adj.	4. literal	limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text.; "a literal translation"
	~ exact	marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
	~ denotative, explicit	in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term.
	~ unrhetorical	not rhetorical.
adj.	5. literal	avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis).; "it's the literal truth"
	~ plain	not elaborate or elaborated; simple.; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"