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Chlorophyll :: Chlorophyll (n.) Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals..

Literal :: Literal (n.) Literal meaning.

Killing :: Killing (a.) Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible..

Literalty :: Literalty (n.) The state or quality of being literal.

Bald :: Bald (a.) Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.

Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips..

Tropist :: Tropist (n.) One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids the literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech..

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

Syllepsis :: Syllepsis (n.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.

Verbal :: Verbal (a.) Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation..

Metaphrased :: Metaphrased (a.) Translated literally.

Metaphorical :: Metaphorical (a.) Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense..

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

Illiteral :: Illiteral (a.) Not literal.

Excellently :: Excellently (adv.) In a high or superior degree; -- in this literal use, not implying worthiness..

Tralatitious :: Tralatitious (a.) Metaphorical; figurative; not literal.

Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language..

Extirpate :: Extirpate (v. t.) To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy..

Metaphrast :: Metaphrast (n.) A literal translator.

Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind..

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