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literal (understood exactly as written, without interpretation)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/li.teˈɾaw/Brazil[li.teˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/li.tɨˈɾal/Portugal[li.tɨˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. literal (understood exactly as written, without interpretation)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin littera Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin litterālislbor. Portuguese literal Learned borrowing from Late Latin litterālis.

noun/li.teˈɾaw/Brazil[li.teˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/li.tɨˈɾal/Portugal[li.tɨˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. literal (atomic formula)

    masculine

  2. literal (value written in the source code)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin littera Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin litterālislbor. Portuguese literal Learned borrowing from Late Latin litterālis.

intj/li.teˈɾaw/Brazil[li.teˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/li.tɨˈɾal/Portugal[li.tɨˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. used to express emphatic agreement: literally; “it’s just like you say!”

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin littera Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin litterālislbor. Portuguese literal Learned borrowing from Late Latin litterālis.

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