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Literality
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| given to using long words. |
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| literal (ˈlɪtərəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | in exact accordance with or limited to the primary or explicit meaning of a word or text |
| 2. | word for word |
| 3. | dull, factual, or prosaic |
| 4. | consisting of, concerning, or indicated by letters |
| 5. | true; actual |
| 6. | maths Compare numerical containing or using coefficients and constants represented by letters: ax² + b is a literal expression |
| —n | |
| 7. | Also called: literal error a misprint or misspelling in a text |
| [C14: from Late Latin litterālis concerning letters, from Latin littera | |
| 'literalness | |
| —n | |
| literality | |
| —n | |
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