[DOC] [TLE] Literalness | Define Literalness at Dictionary.com [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Literal | Define Literal at Dictionary.com [PAR] in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word. 2. following the words of the original very closely and exactly: a literal translation of Goethe. [DOC] [TLE] Literalness | Define Literalness at Dictionary.com [PAR] in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word. 2. following the words of the original very closely and exactly: a literal translation of Goethe. [DOC] [TLE] literal (denotative) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "literal" (denotative) definition: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text. ... 
the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. 
... Origin: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterlis, of letters,... [DOC] [TLE] definition - WordReference.com [PAR] not figurative or metaphorical:the literal meaning of a word. following the words of 
the original very closely and exactly:a literal ... Late Latin litterlis of letters. [DOC] [TLE] Literalising - definition of literalising by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterlis, of letters, from Latin ... 
the primary or strict meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. [DOC] [TLE] Literal - definition of literal by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterlis, of letters, from Latin ... 
the primary or strict meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. [DOC] [TLE] Literalizes - definition of literalizes by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterlis, of letters, from Latin ... 
the primary or strict meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. [DOC] [TLE] Literal value - definition of Literal value by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterlis, of letters, from Latin ... 
the primary or strict meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. [DOC] [TLE] Literal dictionary definition | literal defined - YourDictionary [PAR] literal definition: The definition of literal is a translation that strictly follows the 
exact words. ... based on the actual words in their ordinary meaning; not 
figurative or symbolic: ... Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litteralis
, of letters, from Latin ... to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or 
metaphorical. [DOC] [TLE] literal - Wiktionary [PAR] Borrowing from Old French literal, from Late Latin litteralis, also literalis   (of or 
pertaining to ... to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or 
metaphorical. [quotations ]. The literal translation is hands full of bananas but 
it means empty-handed. ... Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking 
liberties. [DOC] [TLE] Non-literal definition [PAR] ... involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not 
figurative or metaphorical: the l. ... of the nature of letters. 8. ... from Old French 
literal and directly from Late Latin literalis/litteralis of or belonging to letters or 
writing,... [DOC] [TLE] literal - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties. adj. ... According 
to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical. adj. ... 
Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact; -- applied to 
persons. n. ... Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterlis, of letters, 
from... [DOC] [TLE] What does literal mean - Definition of literal - Word finder [PAR] in a literal sense (=according to the actual or physical meaning of words) ... or 
verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a 
phrase. ... known quantities are expressed either

Question: The strict meaning of a word, not figurative or metaphorical, from the late Latin for "of letters"
Answer: literal