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List of meaning for literal

misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal(adj)

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

actual, genuine, literal, real(adj)

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"

literal(adj)

without interpretation or embellishment

"a literal depiction of the scene before him"

literal(adj)

limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

"a literal translation"

literal(adj)

avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

"it's the literal truth"

restricted to or based on fact

a literal account of the explorer's adventures is actually a lot less interesting than his own exaggerated stories

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