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Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader..

Bottom :: Bottom (n.) That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork..

Literal :: Literal (a.) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters..

Notation :: Notation (n.) Literal or etymological signification.

Forisfamiliate :: Forisfamiliate (v. t.) Literally, to put out of a family; hence, to portion off, so as to exclude further claim of inheritance; to emancipate (as a with his own consent) from paternal authority..

Literalism :: Literalism (n.) That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.

Sharp-sighted :: Sharp-sighted (a.) Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally and figuratively.

Sully :: Sully (v. t.) To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation..

Triliteral :: Triliteral (n.) A triliteral word.

Aspersion :: Aspersion (n.) A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense..

Grammalogue :: Grammalogue (n.) Literally, a letter word; a word represented by a logogram; as, it, represented by |, that is, t. pitman..

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

Up :: Up (adv.) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied..

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

Found :: Found (v. i.) To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly..

Rachitis :: Rachitis (n.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See Rickets..

Haecceity :: Haecceity () Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book..

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..

Apostle :: Apostle (n.) Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel..

Biliteral :: Biliteral (a.) Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb..

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