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literal
What does literal mean?
literal (adjective): limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use literal in a sentence?
- A literal translation. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce literal?
/ˈlɪtəɹəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does literal come from?
From Middle English literal, from Old French literal, from Late Latin litteralis or literalis (“of or pertaining to letters or to writing”), from Latin littera or litera (“a letter”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of literal?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “literal”?
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What does “literal” mean?
with little or no sound; free of disturbing noise
Not quite: that's what quiet means.
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
Not quite: that's what parallel means.
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
Right! That's what “literal” means.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Not quite: that's what low means.
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