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'literal' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'literal' with 3 example sentences.


literal adjective

: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

: without interpretation or embellishment

: avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

literal noun

: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind


  • He explained the literal meaning of the sentence.
  • They can add a literal translation.
  • That isn't a literal translation, it's just plain wrong.
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