literal error
- n a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
literal interpretation
- n an interpretation based on the exact wording
literalism
- n the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
- n a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
literary agent
- n an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers
literary argument
- n a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie