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Traditional English :: literal
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literal - adj. & n. --adj. 1 taking words in their usual or primary sense without metaphor or allegory (literal interpretation).
2 following the letter, text, or exact or original words (literal translation; a literal transcript).
3 (in full literal-minded) (of a person) prosaic; matter of fact.
4 a not exaggerated (the literal truth). b so called without exaggeration (a literal extermination).
5 colloq. disp. so called with some exaggeration or using metaphor (a literal avalanche of mail).
6 of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet.
7 Algebra not numerical. --n. Printing a misprint of a letter. literality n. literalize v.tr. (also -ise). literally adv. literalness n. [ME f. OF literal or LL litteralis f. L littera (as LETTER)] |
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Related Words
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comprehension
concordant
new
testament
translation
bible
equation
figurative
language
treasure
nasb
better
interpretation
youngs
latte
string
meaning
document
rpc
soap
vb
latte.com
holy
rule
does
format
match
not
ora
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Most Often Usage
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literal comprehension
concordant literal new testament
concordant literal translation
bible concordant literal translation
literal equation
literal and figurative language
treasure literal
literal bible
nasb bible and literal is better
literal interpretation
youngs literal translation of the bible
literal latte
string literal
literal translation
literal meaning
youngs literal translation
document literal rpc soap vb
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