Meaning of literal
Definition of literal
(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"
without
interpretation
or embellishment; "a
literal
depiction
of the
scene
before
him"
limited
to the
explicit
meaning
of a
word
or text; "a
literal
translation"
avoiding
embellishment
or
exaggeration
(used for emphasis); "it's the
literal
truth"
(noun)
a
mistake
in printed
matter
resulting from
mechanical
failures of
some
kind
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