What is another word for literal?

Common synonyms for literal include misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error.

What is the plural of literal?

The plural of literal is literals.

/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Literal means: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.

noun, as in a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error

adjective, as in being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

adjective, as in limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

denotative, explicit, exact, unrhetorical

adjective, as in without interpretation or embellishment

adjective, as in avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

also used for literal

verbatim, word-for-word, literal constant

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figurative

noun

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

adjective

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something“her actual motive”

limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text“a literal translation”

without interpretation or embellishment“a literal depiction of the scene before him”

avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)“it's the literal truth”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

The sentence does not translate the literal meaning, but the actual intended meaning.carlosalberto
That isn't a literal translation, it's just plain wrong.Jesse
This translation is correct, but it is too literal.carlosalberto
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.CM
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.CK
He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.CK
She explained the literal meaning of the phrase.papabear
Should this be understood in something other than the literal sense?zipangu

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as a noun