Literal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
adjective
Extra examples
I was using the word in its literal sense.
The literal meaning of “know your ropes” is “to know a lot about ropes,” while figuratively it means “to know a lot about how to do something.”
The story he told was basically true, even if it wasn't the literal truth.
Her translation is too literal.
A trade war is not a war in the literal sense.
The word has both literal meanings and figurative meanings.
Exact observation of the outer world was the complement to a literal reading of Scripture.
The word has one literal denotation but several different connotations.
...fundamentalist preachers who anathematize any departure from a literal interpretation of the Bible...
His views on the literal truth of the Bible brought him into conflict with other Christian leaders.
The word has a metaphorical as well as a literal meaning.
Word forms
singular: literal
plural: literals
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