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LITERAL

Definition:

1. [noun] a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
   Synonyms: misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, error
   
   
2. [adjective] 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"
   Synonyms: actual, genuine, real
   
   
3. [adjective] without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal translation of the scene before him"
   
   
4. [adjective] limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"
   
   
5. [adjective] lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style"
   Synonyms: plain, unembellished
   
   
6. [adjective] of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it's the literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple"
   Synonyms: pure and simple
   
   
7. [adjective] (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original; "literal translation of the article"; "an awkward word-for-word translation"
   Synonyms: word-for-word
   
   

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