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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | literal, actual, genuine, real | Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something |
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| 2 | literal | Without interpretation or embellishment | |
| 3 | literal | Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text | |
| 4 | literal | Avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis) | |
| NOUN | 1 | literal, misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error | A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind |
| Sounds | lih'terahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Meaning | Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something. |
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| Examples | "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton |
| Synonyms | actual, genuine, real |
| Similar to | true |
| Nouns | literalness |
| Meaning | Without interpretation or embellishment. |
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| Examples | "a literal depiction of the scene before him" |
| Similar to | exact |
| Nouns | literalness |
| Meaning | Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text. |
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| Examples | "a literal translation" |
| Contrary | figurative, nonliteral |
| Similar | denotative, explicit |
| See also | exact; unrhetorical |
| Nouns | literalness |
| Adverbs | literally |
| Meaning | Avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis). |
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| Examples | "it's the literal truth" |
| Similar to | plain |
| Meaning | A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind. |
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| Synonyms | misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error |
| Broader | error, mistake |
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