Literal
adjective'lɪtərəl
Adjective
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
“a literal solitude like a desert”
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
“a literal translation”
avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
“it's the literal truth”
without interpretation or embellishment
“a literal depiction of the scene before him”
Noun
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
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