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

    See also:UnrhetoricalExact
  • 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

    Similar:ErratumMisprintTypo
    Type of:ErrorMistake

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