Words with a similar base: literal, literal_error

'literal'
[misprint.n.01] as in: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind


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'literal'
[actual.s.02] as in: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton


Examples:
her actual motive
a literal solitude like a desert
a genuine dilemma



'literal'
[literal.s.02] as in: without interpretation or embellishment


Examples:
a literal depiction of the scene before him


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'literal'
[literal.a.03] as in: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text


Examples:
a literal translation



'literal'
[literal.s.03] as in: avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)


Examples:
it's the literal truth


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literal (English)
└── literal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── litteralis (Latin)


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