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Definition of literals:

(adj) : Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
(adj) : Actual, real, physical.
(adj) : (of a person) Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
(adj) : (hermeneutics) (loosely) That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
(adj) : (hermeneutics) (theology, specifically) Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
(adj) : (proscribed) Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
Definition of literals:

(adj) : Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
(adj) : Actual, real, physical.
(adj) : (of a person) Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
(adj) : (hermeneutics) (loosely) That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
(adj) : (hermeneutics) (theology, specifically) Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
(adj) : (proscribed) Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
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