Literal

Meaning

Adj

●

Exactly as

;

or

without

; according

or

;

; not

or

, and

idiomatic.

●

Following the

or

; not

; not

liberties

●

In Theology:

(broadly) That which

that the

of a given

is

but which

where

it; (specifically)

the

historical-grammatical

method of

interpretation

●

Consisting of, or

by,

(of an alphabet)

●

Unimaginative; matter-of-fact

●

Used non-literally as an

; see

for

notes.

Noun

●

In Typography:

A

(or

a

) that

a letter.

●

In Programming:

A value,

an

,

into the

of a

program.

●

In Logic:

A

propositional variable

or the

of a

propositional variable

. ᵂᵖ

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Origin

literal

English

literal

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

litteralis

Latin

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