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Meanings of literal interpretation in English

Taking, interpreting, or translating literally some language.

Usage of literal interpretation in English
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Ben Aboo proceeded to put a literal interpretation upon his wife's counsel.
The Scapegoat
2
I find that more inspiring than the literal interpretation of any creation story.
Wired
3
The spirits protested against this, and insisted upon the literal interpretation.
Lives of the Necromancers
4
That sort of literal interpretation of Christianity showed such a lack of imagination.
Balloons
5
Bolshevism is a literal interpretation, the actual application of this theory, policy, or program.
The Bullitt Mission to Russia / Testimony before the Committee o...
6
The United States took the plain and literal interpretation of these words in the treaty.
Theodore Roosevelt and His Times: A Chronicle of the Progressive...
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Parasitic herbiforms should note that its literal interpretation is also forbidden.)
What does a martian look like?
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Kelly tried again, with apparent reluctance, and said the spirits insisted upon the literal interpretation.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3
9
He argued against a literal interpretation of the Bible.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
10
For somebody so bright, Taymor proved to be weirdly fond of the overly literal interpretation.
The Irish Times
11
Galileo argued against a literal interpretation of the Bible, so he was denounced by the church.
Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 177...
12
Yes, my lord; that is, its literal interpretation.
The Blind Spot
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He was for ever warning Elodie not to put a too literal interpretation on Bakkus's sayings.
The Mountebank
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Not in the literal interpretation; but figuratively.
The Blind Spot
15
As priests they teach a literal interpretation of the prophecy; as soldiers they maintain their own aggrandisement.
The Blind Spot
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There was the plain warning-therewas the closing sentence, which insisted on a literal interpretation of it.
No Thoroughfare
This collocation consists of:
Literal interpretation through the time
Literal interpretation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common