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literal adjective

  /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/
  • Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
 verbatim
  • (uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.
 littera

literally adverb

  /ˈlɪtəɹli/ , /ˈlɪtəɹəli/ , /ˈlɪtɹəli/
  • With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.
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literate adjective

  /ˈlɪtəɹət/
  • Able to read and write; having literacy.
 litterosus
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