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(1):

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

(2):

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

(3):

(n.) Literal meaning.

(4):

(a.) According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

(5):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Literal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/literal.html. 1828.
 
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