literal
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- exact, accurate, close, faithful, strict, verbatim, word for word
- actual, bona fide, genuine, plain, real, simple, true, unvarnished

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lit‧e‧ral /ˈlɪtərəl/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: 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 etc
A trade war is not a war in the literal sense.

2. literal translation a translation that translates each word exactly instead of giving the general meaning in a more natural way Antonym : free

3. literal-minded not showing much imagination
—literalness noun [uncountable]

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