Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of literal as opposed to figurative expressions, or of words in clear and definite senses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones.
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sionnach commented on the word kyriolexy
the use of literal expressions
April 14, 2008