Definition of literal

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Literal (a.) According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase..

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Deuteroscopy :: Deuteroscopy (n.) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification.
Literal :: Literal (n.) Literal meaning.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten..
Letter :: Letter (n.) Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
Triliteral :: Triliteral (n.) A triliteral word.
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages..
Hammer :: Hammer (v. i.) To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively..
Pluriliteral :: Pluriliteral (n.) A pluriliteral word.
Blend :: Blend (a.) To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive..
Literalness :: Literalness (n.) The quality or state of being literal; literal import.
Volapuk :: Volapuk (n.) Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879..
Spiritualize :: Spiritualize (v. t.) To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; -- opposed to literalize.
Literalizing :: Literalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Literaliz.
Grammalogue :: Grammalogue (n.) Literally, a letter word; a word represented by a logogram; as, it, represented by |, that is, t. pitman..
Join :: "Join (v. t.) To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append..
Bald :: Bald (a.) Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.
Biliteral :: Biliteral (n.) A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters..
Teocalli :: Teocalli (n.) Literally, God's house; a temple, usually of pyramidal form, such as were built by the aborigines of Mexico, Yucatan, etc..
Metaphorical :: Metaphorical (a.) Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense..
Nominal :: Nominal (a.) Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition..
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