literal : Idioms & Phrases


Literal contract

  • (Law), contract of which the whole evidence is given in writing. Bouvier.
Webster 1913

Literal equation

  • (Math.), an equation in which known quantities are expressed either wholly or in part by means of letters; distinguished from a numerical equation.
Webster 1913

literal error

  • noun a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
    typographical error; misprint; erratum; literal; typo.
WordNet

literal interpretation

  • noun an interpretation based on the exact wording
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