Literal

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Literal [1]

(1): ( a.) Following the letter or exact words; not free.

(2): ( a.) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; - applied to persons.

(3): ( n.) Literal meaning.

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

(5): ( a.) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.

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