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  • 31literal — adjective 1) the literal sense of the word dreadful Syn: strict, factual, plain, simple, exact, straightforward; unembellished, undistorted; objective, correct, true, accurate, genuine, authentic Ant …

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  • 32literal — [ˈlɪt(ə)rəl] adj 1) the literal meaning of a word is its most basic meaning See: figurative 2) a literal translation is one in which each word is translated separately in a way that does not sound natural …

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  • 33literal — adj. Literal is used with these nouns: ↑interpretation, ↑meaning, ↑reading, ↑representation, ↑sense, ↑translation, ↑truth …

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  • 34literal — adjective 1》 taking words in their usual or most basic sense; not figurative.     ↘informal absolute: fifteen years of literal hell. 2》 (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text.     ↘free from distortion. 3》 lacking… …

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  • 35literal — adj 1. word for word, verbatim, Fr. mot a mot. line for line, letter for letter, literatim, Latin, verbatim et literatim; accurate, exact, precise, close, faithful, true, honest, strict, undeviating; explicit, express, unambiguous, clear,… …

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  • 36literal — literalas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis ↑Leksema, pastoviai vaizduojanti tam tikrą reikšmę. Ženklai, skaičiai, žodžiai, tekstai yra literalai, žymintys jų pačių reikšmes. Literalų pavyzdžiai: a , 125, žmogus , aš ir tu . Įprasta, kad… …

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  • 37Literal and figurative language — Literal and Figurative Languages have been divided into two separate classes by more traditional systems for analyzing language. In short, literal language refers to facts without any exaggerations or alterations of the subject at hand while… …

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  • 38Literal contract — Literal Lit er*al (l[i^]t [ e]r*al), a. [F. lit[ e]ral, litt[ e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See {Letter}.] 1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal… …

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  • 39Literal equation — Literal Lit er*al (l[i^]t [ e]r*al), a. [F. lit[ e]ral, litt[ e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See {Letter}.] 1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal… …

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  • 40Literal Latte — is a literary journal based in New York City and edited by Jenine Gordon Bockman. It was founded in June, 1994. Work published in Literal Latte has subsequently been short listed for the Pushcart Prize, Best American Poetry and Best American… …

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