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   lit·er·al

   /ˈlidərəl/

   adjective

   • 1. taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory: "dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread"
   • ▪ free from exaggeration or distortion: "you shouldn't take this as a literal record of events" Similar strictfactualplainsimplebareexactstraightforwardstarkunvarnishedunexaggeratedunembellishedundistortedunadulteratedobjectivenarrowcorrecttruetruthfulfaithfulaccurategenuineauthenticveritableveraciousgospelOpposite metaphoricalfigurativelooseapproximate
   • ▪ absolute (used to emphasize that a strong expression is deliberately chosen to convey one's feelings): informal "fifteen years of literal hell"
   • 2. (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text: "a literal translation from the Spanish" Similar word-for-wordverbatimline-for-lineletter-for-letterexactprecisefaithfulclosestrictto the letterundeviatingtrueaccuraterare:literatimOpposite looseliberalvague
   • ▪ (of a visual representation) exactly copied; realistic as opposed to abstract or impressionistic.
   • 3. (of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic: "his interpretation was rather too literal" Similar literal-mindeddown-to-earthfactualmatter-of-factno-nonsenseunsentimentallevelheadedhardheadedprosaicunimaginativecolorlesspedestriantediousboringdullhumdrumuninspireduninspiringprosyOpposite whimsical
   • 4. of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet: "literal mnemonics"

   noun

   • 1. a misprint of a letter. British

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera (see letter).

   Derivatives

   • 1. literality noun
   • 2. literalness noun

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   Jun 21, 2024 · 1. Integer Literals. Integer literals are used to represent and store the integer values only. Integer literals are expressed in two types i.e. A) Prefixes: The Prefix of the integer literal indicates the base in which it is to be read. For Example: 0x10 = 16. Because 0x prefix represents a HexaDecimal base. So 10 in HexaDecimal is 16 in Decimal.

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Literal meaning provides a straightforward interpretation of words or phrases, whereas figurative language involves deliberate deviation from literal meaning to convey a deeper or more nuanced message.

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   3 days ago · Literary devices are the techniques and strategies authors use to enrich their writing and take it beyond the literal meaning of words. They serve various purposes and can operate at the sentence level or even permeate an entire literary work.

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Check your understanding of English words with definitions in your own language using Cambridge's corpus-informed translation dictionaries and the Password and Global dictionaries from K Dictionaries.

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   Jun 23, 2024 · Linguistics - Logistics of Language & Structure Literal Meaning - Literal meaning of a word; meaning assigned to it by convention What is strictly speaking "said" by a statement.

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   Jun 13, 2024 · literary criticism, the reasoned consideration of literary works and issues. It applies, as a term, to any argumentation about literature, whether or not specific works are analyzed.

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Which of the following could BEST help you determine the intent of a sentence? a.the literal definitions of the words in the sentence b. the punctuation used in the sentence c. a grammatical diagram of the sentence d. a speaker's explanation of what he/she means