literal error

  • 1literal error — noun a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind • Syn: ↑misprint, ↑erratum, ↑typographical error, ↑typo, ↑literal • Derivationally related forms: ↑misprint (for: ↑ …

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  • 2literal error — n. erratum, misprint, printing error, typographical error …

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  • 3Literal error — Опечатка, буквенная ошибка (в печати) …

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  • 4literal — literalness, n. /lit euhr euhl/, adj. 1. in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word. 2. following the words of the original very… …

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  • 5literal — 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… …

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  • 6literal — /ˈlɪtrəl / (say litruhl), /ˈlɪtərəl / (say lituhruhl) adjective 1. following the letter, or exact words, of the original, as a translation. 2. (of persons) tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way; matter of fact;… …

  • 7Literal and figurative language — Literal and Figurative Languages have been divided into two separate classes by more traditional systems for analyzing language. In short, literal language refers to facts without any exaggerations or alterations of the subject at hand while… …

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  • 8Literal — may refer to:*Literal and figurative language, taken in a non figurative sense. *Literal translation, the close adherence to the forms of a source language text. *Terminal symbol in regular expressions and in descriptions of formal grammars.… …

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  • 9literal — [lit′ər əl] adj. [ME litterall < MFr litteral < LL litteralis < L littera, LETTER1] 1. of, involving, or expressed by a letter or letters of the alphabet [literal notation] 2. following or representing the exact words of the original;… …

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  • 10Literal translation — Part of a series on Translation Types Language interpretation …

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