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literal meaning — meaning according to the exact words (as opposed to an implied meaning) … English contemporary dictionary
literal meaning — Synonyms and related words: affective meaning, bearing, coloring, connotation, consequence, denotation, drift, effect, essence, extension, force, gist, grammatical meaning, idea, impact, implication, import, intension, lexical meaning, meaning,… … Moby Thesaurus
literal meaning — Буквальное значение … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Literal and figurative language — Literal and Figurative Languages have been divided into two separate classes by more traditional systems for analyzing language. In short, literal language refers to facts without any exaggerations or alterations of the subject at hand while… … Wikipedia
literal — [lit′ər əl] adj. [ME litterall < MFr litteral < LL litteralis < L littera, LETTER1] 1. of, involving, or expressed by a letter or letters of the alphabet [literal notation] 2. following or representing the exact words of the original;… … English World dictionary
literal - literary - literate — ◊ literal The literal meaning of a word is its most basic meaning. She was older than I was, and not only in the literal sense. Tristan s first words were Tykki Dyw, Cornish for butterfly. Its literal meaning is beautiful little thing of God . ◊… … Useful english dictionary
Literal — Lit er*al (l[i^]t [ e]r*al), a. [F. lit[ e]ral, litt[ e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See {Letter}.] 1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Literal contract — Literal Lit er*al (l[i^]t [ e]r*al), a. [F. lit[ e]ral, litt[ e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See {Letter}.] 1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Literal equation — Literal Lit er*al (l[i^]t [ e]r*al), a. [F. lit[ e]ral, litt[ e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See {Letter}.] 1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Literal — Lit er*al, n. Literal meaning. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
