"nonliteral" meaning in English

See nonliteral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + literal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|literal}} non- + literal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonliteral (not comparable)
  1. Not literal. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: figurative, illiteral Translations (not literal; figurative): nedoslovný (Czech)
    Sense id: en-nonliteral-en-adj-e14V0NQ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 74 26

Noun

Forms: nonliterals [plural]
Etymology: From non- + literal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|literal}} non- + literal Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonliteral (plural nonliterals)
  1. (programming, logic) That which is not a literal. Categories (topical): Logic, Programming

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From non- + literal.",
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        "Not literal."
      ],
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          "word": "figurative"
        },
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          "word": "illiteral"
        }
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          "code": "cs",
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        }
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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