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  • 21literal — lit|e|ral [ˈlıtərəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Medieval Latin literalis, from Latin littera; LETTER1] 1.) the literal meaning of a word or expression is its basic or original meaning →↑figurative literal meaning/sense/interpretation …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22literal — 1 adjective 1 the literal meaning of a word or expression is its basic or original meaning: literal meaning/sense/interpretation etc: A trade war is not a war in the literal sense. compare figurative (1) 2 literal translation a translation that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23literal — /litaral/ According to language; following expression in words. A literal construction of a document adheres closely to its words, without making differences for extrinsic circumstances; a literal performance of a condition is one which complies… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 24literal — /litaral/ According to language; following expression in words. A literal construction of a document adheres closely to its words, without making differences for extrinsic circumstances; a literal performance of a condition is one which complies… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 25literal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin litteralis, from Latin, of a letter, from littera letter Date: 14th century 1. a. according with the letter of the scriptures b. adhering to fact or to the ordinary… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26literal — adj m y f 1 Que se lee, se escribe, se copia, etc letra por letra, ajustándose exactamente a lo que dice o con el sentido que se considera exacto o auténtico: una transcripción literal, una cita literal, sentido literal 2 Tratándose de una… …

    Español en México

  • 27literal — lit•er•al [[t]ˈlɪt ər əl[/t]] adj. 1) in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical 2) following the words of the original very closely and exactly: a literal… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28literal — /ˈlɪtrəl / (say litruhl), /ˈlɪtərəl / (say lituhruhl) adjective 1. following the letter, or exact words, of the original, as a translation. 2. (of persons) tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way; matter of fact;… …

  • 29literal — {{#}}{{LM L23993}}{{〓}} {{SynL24582}} {{[}}literal{{]}} ‹li·te·ral› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que sigue el sentido exacto y propio de las palabras: • Si alguien dice que se muere de alegría, no debes entenderlo en el sentido literal.{{○}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 30literal — 1. adjective a) Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical. The literal translation is “h …

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