Definitions
without interpretation or embellishment
Word origin
From Middle English literal, from Old French literal, from Late Latin litteralis or literalis (“of or pertaining to letters or to writing”), from Latin littera or litera (“a letter”). See letter.
Used in a sentence
“The literal translation of Spanish irse al otro barrio is "to go to the other neighbourhood" but it means "to die".”
“A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.”
“a middle course between the rigour of literal translations and the liberty of paraphrasts”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Exact in wording”7 letters
02“Word-for-word”7 letters
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