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Literal
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1. erratum, literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Adjective
2. actual, genuine, literal, real
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Example Sentences:'her actual motive''a literal solitude like a desert''a genuine dilemma'
3. literal
without interpretation or embellishment
Example Sentences:'a literal depiction of the scene before him'
4. literal
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
Example Sentences:'a literal translation'
5. literal
avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
Example Sentences:'it's the literal truth'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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