Literal+meaning
31meaning — noun 1 what sth means ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, exact, precise ▪ The context makes the meaning clear. ▪ What is the exact meaning of this phrase? ▪ intended …
32literal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin litteralis, from Latin, of a letter, from littera letter Date: 14th century 1. a. according with the letter of the scriptures b. adhering to fact or to the ordinary… …
33meaning — I UK [ˈmiːnɪŋ] / US [ˈmɪnɪŋ] noun Word forms meaning : singular meaning plural meanings *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the thing, action, feeling, idea etc that a word or words represent Move this word and you change the meaning of the sentence.… …
34literal — lit•er•al [[t]ˈlɪt ər əl[/t]] adj. 1) in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical 2) following the words of the original very closely and exactly: a literal… …
35meaning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Significance Nouns 1. meaning, significance, signification, force; sense, expression; import, purport, implication, drift, tenor, spirit, bearing; scope, purpose, aim, intent, intention, object, thrust;… …
36literal construction — A construction, usually narrow, according to the letter or the word rather than according to the intention of the parties as gathered from the entire context. Bear v Millikin Trust Co. 336 Ill 366, 168 NE 349, 73 ALR 173; 16 Am J2d Const L § 71.… …
37literal — adj. Literal is used with these nouns: ↑interpretation, ↑meaning, ↑reading, ↑representation, ↑sense, ↑translation, ↑truth …
38literal sense — This term (from the Latin litera, meaning letter ) refers to a form of biblical interpretation that emphasizes the obvious meaning of words according to the literary genre of the text. See senses of Scripture …
39literal rule — noun The method of strictly interpreting a statute according unto the meaning, established by convention, of the words used therein …
40literal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. verbatim, wordforword, exact, prosaic. See meaning. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Word for word] Syn. verbatim, literatim (Latin), verbal, written, natural, usual, ordinary, apparent, real, not… …
