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literal

adjectiveHigh-frequency wordMore L words

taking words in their most basic sense, without metaphor or exaggeration

In a sentence

He gave a literal translation of the poem, which lost much of its beauty.

Synonyms
exactverbatimprecisestrict
Antonyms
figurativemetaphoricalallegoricalloose

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