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Meanings of literal meaning in anglès

The literal meaning of a linguistic expression.

Sinònims
Examples for "literal sense"
Examples for "literal sense"
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I know what you're thinking -in a very literal sense, actually.
Futures 1
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It was a safe house in the literal sense of the word.
Consent to kill: a thriller
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Seconds later, the opening appeared-andin the literal sense of the term.
Crown of Slaves
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That knowledge was now vital in the literal sense of the word.
Jacinto's Remnant
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Dejection, in the most literal sense of the word, indeed was his.
Yet Again
Usage of literal meaning in anglès
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But no-one thought that this would take on a more literal meaning.
The South African
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Jaynes dismisses such educated readings, preferring to take the literal meaning seriously.
The god delusion
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And more, will they venture to impute that literal meaning to him?
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
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This I believe to be the literal meaning of the epithet.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volu...
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The listener can sense that, even if they don't get the literal meaning.
The Guardian
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According to him, the literal meaning is for the vulgar alone.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
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Some centuries ago these symbols were charged with a literal meaning.
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
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We cannot always press the words of the Lord to their utmost literal meaning.
The First Soprano
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I have been reckless with literal meaning, and laboured hard to get the tone.
The Guardian
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Hence the phrase 'devilish good' has sometimes a literal meaning.
Woman in the Nineteenth Century / and Kindred Papers Relating to...
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Don't take my words for more than their literal meaning.
Wives and Daughters
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The literal meaning is "big love", or "much love" or "great love".
Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand
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The ignorant sailors and adventurers seized upon the literal meaning, instead of the spiritual one.
The Jewel City
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But there was a time, thanks to hurling, when the expression had more literal meaning.
The Irish Times
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The literal meaning is he who acquires fame, etc.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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But it used to have a more literal meaning in Brit(...)
The Irish Times
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