literary vs. literally (паронимы)

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literal adjective BrE /ˈlɪtərəl/ ; NAmE /ˈlɪtərəl/

1. [usually before noun] being the most basic meaning of a word or phrase, rather than an extended or poetic meaning

I am not referring to ‘small’ people in the literal sense of the word.

The literal meaning of ‘petrify’ is ‘turn to stone’.

compare figurative, metaphorical

2. [usually before noun] that follows the original words exactly

a literal translation

compare free

3. (disapproving) lacking imagination

Her interpretation of the music was too literal.

1. прил.

1) буквенный

2) а) буквальный, дословный; пословный б) точный

2. сущ.

1) опечатка

2) константа

literal (adj.)

late 14c., "taking words in their natural meaning" (originally in reference to Scripture and opposed to mystical or allegorical), from Old French literal and directly from Late Latin literalis/litteralis "of or belonging to letters or writing," from Latin litera/littera "letter, alphabetic sign; literature, books" (see letter (n.1)). Meaning "of or pertaining to alphabetic letters" is from late 15c. Sense of "verbally exact" is attested from 1590s, as is application to the primary sense of a word or passage. Literal-minded is attested from 1791.