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Meaning of literalism

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

literalism

noun

Definitions

  1. Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.

  2. The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/literalism

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