Meaning Of The Word Literal

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Literal Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Literal?

literal
The literal sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense.

literal in American English
of, involving, or expressed by a letter or letters of the alphabet
adjective: in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical
noun: a typographical error, esp. involving a single letter

literal in British English
adjective: in exact accordance with or limited to the primary or explicit meaning of a word or text

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