Word of the day
literal
1. taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory
“dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread”
2. free from exaggeration or distortion
“you shouldn't take this as a literal record of events”
3. (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text
“a literal translation from the Spanish”
adjective
/ˈlɪdərəl/
Test your comprehension with these four exercises!
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"In this poem, words are not used in their literal sense, but as a _____."
Select three words related to literal
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- exact
- poetic
- exaggerated
- verbatim
- accurate
- figurative
Choose the phrase that uses literal correctly
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Find a word related to literal
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