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   literal

   /ˈlɪt(ə)rəl/

   adjective

   • 1. taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration: "dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread"
   • ▪ free from exaggeration or distortion: "you shouldn't take this as a literal record of events" Similar strictfactualplainsimplebareexactstraightforwardstarkunvarnishedunexaggeratedunembellishedundistortedunadulteratedobjectivenarrowcorrecttruetruthfulfaithfulaccurategenuineauthenticveritableveraciousgospelOpposite metaphoricalfigurativelooseapproximate
   • ▪ absolute (used to emphasize that a strong expression is deliberately chosen to convey one's feelings): informal "fifteen years of literal hell"
   • 2. (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text: "a literal translation from the Spanish" Similar word-for-wordverbatimline-for-lineletter-for-letterexactprecisefaithfulclosestrictto the letterundeviatingtrueaccuraterare:literatimOpposite looseliberalvague
   • ▪ (of a visual representation) exactly copied; realistic as opposed to abstract or impressionistic.
   • 3. (of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic: "his interpretation was rather too literal" Similar literal-mindeddown-to-earthfactualmatter-of-factno-nonsenseunsentimentallevel-headedhard-headedprosaicunimaginativecolourlesspedestriantediousboringdullhumdrumuninspireduninspiringprosyOpposite whimsical
   • 4. of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet: "literal mnemonics"

   noun

   • 1. a misprint of a letter. British

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera (see letter).

   Derivatives

   • 1. literality noun
   • 2. literalness noun

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   What does literal mean?

   • The meaning of LITERAL is according with the letter of the scriptures. How to use literal in a sentence.

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   What is the literal sense of a word?

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   What is a literal translation?

   • The literal sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense. In many cases, the people there are fighting, in a literal sense, for their homes. A literal translation is one in which you translate each word of the original work rather than giving the meaning of each expression or sentence using words that sound natural.

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   What does 'literally' mean?

   • ‘’Literally’’ means in the exact meaning of the word/expression, as opposed to figuratively. It is derived from the Latin ‘’litera’’ meaning letter, as in letter of the alphabet. ‘’Litera’’ is also found in the words literate and illiterate.

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   What does 'literal' mean in math?

   • In mathematical logic, a literal is either an atomic formula or its negation (positive or negative). This definition is commonly used in proof theory, such as in conjunctive normal form and the method of resolution. For instance, an atom like 'A' is a positive literal, while its negation '¬A' is a negative literal.

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   What does 'literal' mean in programming?

   • In programming, a literal is a value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code.

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   Literal definition: in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. See examples of LITERAL used in a sentence.

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   To describe something as literal is to say that it is exactly what it seems to be. For example, if you put up a literal barrier to keep the world out, you've actually built a real wall.

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