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/ˈkrɑ nɪ kəl /
/ˈkrɑ nɪ kəl /
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literal
/ˈlɪ tə rəl/
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a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some…
literal meaning(s)
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- (n) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- (adj) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- (adj) without interpretation or embellishment
- (adj) limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
- (adj) avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
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- Architecture is a profession in which the cube and sphere are still the literal building blocks.
- The metaphorical answer to this question is more important than the literal, but the literal is irresistibly short: No, unfortunately not.
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literal error
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some…
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literal interpretation
an interpretation based on the exact wording
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literalise
make literal
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literalism
/ˈlɪ tə rə lɪ zəm/
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the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
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literalize
make literal
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literally
/ˈlɪ tə rə li/
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in a literal sense
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literalness
adhereing to the concrete construal of something
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literary
/ˈlɪ tə ˌrɛ ri/
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of or relating to or characteristic of literature
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literary agent
an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers
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literary argument
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
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literary composition
imaginative or creative writing
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literary critic
a critic of literature
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literary criticism
a written evaluation of a work of literature
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literary genre
a style of expressing yourself in writing
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literary hack
a mediocre and disdained writer
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literary pirate
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his…
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literary review
a review devoted to literary criticism
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literary study
the humanistic study of literature
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literary work
imaginative or creative writing
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literate
/ˈlɪ tə rət/
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a person who can read and write
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literate person
a person who can read and write
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literati
/ˌlɪ tə ˈrɑ ti/
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the literary intelligentsia
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literatim
/ˌlɪ tə ˈrɑ tɪm/
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