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(satellite adjective) without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal translation of the scene before him" |
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(satellite adjective) (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original; "literal translation of the article"; "an awkward word-for-word translation" |
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Synonyms: word-for-word |
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(adjective) limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation" |
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Antonyms: figurative |
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(satellite adjective) of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it's the literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple" |
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Synonyms: pure and simple |
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(satellite adjective) lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style" |
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Synonyms: plain, unembellished |
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(satellite adjective) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" |
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Synonyms: actual, genuine, real |
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(noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind |
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Synonyms: erratum, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error |
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Related Words: error, mistake |
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