Definition of literal

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

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Hammer :: Hammer (v. i.) To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively..
Biliteralism :: Biliteralism (n.) The property or state of being biliteral.
Pluriliteral :: Pluriliteral (n.) A pluriliteral word.
Literalty :: Literalty (n.) The state or quality of being literal.
Volapuk :: Volapuk (n.) Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879..
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth..
Literal :: Literal (a.) Following the letter or exact words; not free.
Breasted :: Breasted (a.) Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a single-breasted coat..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches..
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..
Join :: "Join (v. t.) To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append..
Pinion :: Pinion (n.) A wing, literal or figurative..
Triliteral :: Triliteral (a.) Consisting of three letters; trigrammic; as, a triliteral root or word..
Literalist :: Literalist (n.) One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.
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..
Verbalist :: Verbalist (n.) A literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words; a literalist..
Notation :: Notation (n.) Literal or etymological signification.
Literal :: Literal (a.) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters..
Triliteral :: Triliteral (n.) A triliteral word.
Bedung :: Bedung (v. t.) To cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile, literally or figuratively..
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