Literal

Related Terms:

unrhetorical exact source code scripturalism kyriology definite clause follow free denotation antiliteralism literacy figurative prime implicant legit magic literality propositional calculus interpretation hyperliteralism connotation matter of fact metaphorical lack life overliteral dead metaphor metaphoreme connote unfigured hyperliteral literalness nonliterally literalist face value docstring figure of speech literary metaphrastic metaphrased accord illiteral antiphrasis literature sacramentarian officialism metaphrase understand identifier seriously literate stylized bible literalist prime formula read variable state literalize horn clause liberties mothering scripturalist on nose unfigurative literals negation constant letter hurtle proverbial real tropist unliteral letteral double entendre nonliteral antiliteral compensate adjective writing

Definitions:

Noun

misprint erratum typographical error typo literal error literal

Definition: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Definition: A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.

Adjective

actual genuine literal real

Definition: 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"

literal

Definition: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"

literal

Definition: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"

literal

Definition: avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

Definition: Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical.