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"etymology_text": "From Middle English literal, from Old French literal, from Late Latin litteralis, also literalis (“of or pertaining to letters or to writing”), from Latin littera, litera (“a letter”); see letter.",
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"text": "The literal translation is \"hands full of bananas\" but it means \"empty-handed\".",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2017 January 12, Jesse Hassenger, “A literal monster truck is far from the stupidest thing about Monster Trucks”, in The Onion AV Club",
"text": "Mechanically, operating this hybrid vehicle is sort of a cross between driving a car and taming an animal, which means the movie treats the audience to the sight of a man (pretending to be a teenager) driving a literal monster truck in a field next to a woman (also pretending to be a teenager) riding a horse.",
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"Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic."
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"interpretation",
"interpretation"
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"accord",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lafẓiyy",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "لَفْظِيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḥarfiyy",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "حَرْفِيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "baṙacʿi",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "բառացի"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bukvalen",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "буквален"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zìmiàn",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "字面"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "doslovný"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bogstavelig"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "letterlijk"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bókstavligur"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "kirjaimellinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "sananmukainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "littéral"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "wörtlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "buchstäblich"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "katá grámma",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "κατά γράμμα"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "szó szerinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bókstaflegur"
},
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"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "harfiah"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "letterale"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "alla lettera"
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{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"alt": "ちくごてきな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chikugoteki na",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "逐語的な"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bukvalen",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "буквален"
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{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "pūrite"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "stæflīċ"
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{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "dosłowny"
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{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literalny"
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{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"note": "literally m or n",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"tags": [
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"word": "literală"
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{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bukválʹnyj",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "буква́льный"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "doslóvnyj",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "досло́вный"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "doslovný"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
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{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bokstavlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "nghĩa đen"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"note": "sát nghĩa (of a translation)",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"note": "nguyên văn (of a translation)",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 5 7 2 3 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "llythrennol"
}
]
},
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{
"text": "A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.",
"type": "example"
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"Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties"
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"links": [
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"Following",
"follow"
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[
"free",
"free"
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[
"liberties",
"liberties"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "baṙacʿi",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "բառացի"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dosloven",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "дословен"
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"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhúzìzhújù",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "逐字逐句"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "doslovný"
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{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "letterlijk"
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{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "strikt"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "kirjaimellinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "sananmukainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "sanatarkka"
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{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "littéral"
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{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "literal"
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{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "buchstäblich"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "szó szerinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "szóról szóra történő"
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{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "betű szerinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "letterale"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "alla lettera"
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{
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"alt": "もじどおり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mojidōri",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "文字通り"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "nb",
"english": "translation",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "ordrett"
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{
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "ordrett"
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{
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"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "stæflīċ"
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"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "dosłowny"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "literal"
},
{
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"note": "literally m or n",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"tags": [
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"word": "literală"
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{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tóčnyj",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "то́чный"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bukválʹnyj",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "буква́льный"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "doslóvnyj",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "досло́вный"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "ordagrann"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 57 10 8 7 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "llythrennol"
}
]
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Theology",
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"Philosophy",
"Religion",
"All topics",
"Culture",
"Fundamental",
"Society"
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{
"_dis": "11 12 10 14 16 4 5 14 14",
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1998, Kevin Vanhoozer, Is There a Meaning in this Text?, quoted on https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/13136/what-is-the-difference-between-a-literal-and-literalistic-interpretation-of",
"text": "It is most important to distinguish literalistic from literal interpretation. The former generates an unlettered, ultimately illiterate reading—one that is incapable of recognizing less obvious uses of language such as metaphor, satire, and so forth. ... Interpreters err either when they allegorize discourse that is intended to be taken literally or when they \"literalize\" discourse that is intended to be taken figuratively."
}
],
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"(broadly) That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given scripture is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it; (specifically) following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation"
],
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"plainest",
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[
"scripture",
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],
[
"context",
"context"
],
[
"biblical",
"biblical"
]
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "lafẓiyy",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "لَفْظِيّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥarfiyy",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "حَرْفِيّ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "baṙacʿi",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "բառացի"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bukvalen",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "буквален"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zìmiàn",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "字面"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "doslovný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bogstavelig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "letterlijk"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bókstavligur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "kirjaimellinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "sananmukainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "littéral"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "wörtlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "buchstäblich"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "katá grámma",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "κατά γράμμα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "szó szerinti"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bókstaflegur"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "harfiah"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "letterale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "alla lettera"
},
{
"alt": "ちくごてきな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chikugoteki na",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "逐語的な"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bukvalen",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "буквален"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "pūrite"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "stæflīċ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "dosłowny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literalny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"note": "literally m or n",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
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"word": "literală"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bukválʹnyj",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "буква́льный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "doslóvnyj",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "досло́вный"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "doslovný"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "literal"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "bokstavlig"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "nghĩa đen"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"note": "sát nghĩa (of a translation)",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"note": "nguyên văn (of a translation)",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation",
"word": "llythrennol"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "baṙacʿi",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "բառացի"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dosloven",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "дословен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhúzìzhújù",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "逐字逐句"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "doslovný"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "strikt"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "kirjaimellinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "sananmukainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "sanatarkka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "littéral"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "literal"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "buchstäblich"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "szó szerinti"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "szóról szóra történő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "betű szerinti"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "letterale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "alla lettera"
},
{
"alt": "もじどおり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mojidōri",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "文字通り"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"english": "translation",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "ordrett"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"english": "translation",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "ordrett"
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "stæflīċ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "dosłowny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "literal"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"note": "literally m or n",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"tags": [
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"word": "literală"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tóčnyj",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "то́чный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bukválʹnyj",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "буква́льный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties",
"word": "llythrennol"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bukven",
"sense": "consisting of, or expressed by, letters",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "consisting of, or expressed by, letters",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "consisting of, or expressed by, letters",
"word": "épistolaire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "consisting of, or expressed by, letters",
"word": "letterale"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "consisting of, or expressed by, letters",
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{
"code": "ang",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "cy",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhíjiēliàng",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
"word": "直接量"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "literál"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "literaal"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
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"masculine",
"plural"
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"word": "littéraux"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "kyriolektikó",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "κυριολεκτικό"
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"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
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"masculine"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
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"masculine"
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"word": "literal"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "programming: value written in the source code",
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"word": "constante"
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