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lit·er·al·ism
 literalism
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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adherence to the exact meaning, or the literal sense, of a given text.
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| derivations: |
literalistic (adj.), literalistically (adv.), literalist (n.) |
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