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Literally

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Adverb

1. literally

in a literal sense

Example Sentences:
'literally translated'
'he said so literally'

2. literally

(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

Example Sentences:
'our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Literally

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adverb
1. 
in a literal manner
2. 
(intensifier)
there were literally thousands of people

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Literally

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adverb
in a literal manner or sense
; specif.,
a. 
word for word; not imaginatively, figuratively, or freely
to translate a passage literally
b. 
actually; in fact [the house literally burned to the ground]
now often used as an intensive to modify a word or phrase that itself is being used figuratively [she literally flew into the room]: this latter usage is objected to by some

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Literally

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adv.
1. In a literal manner; word for word: translated the Greek passage literally.
2. In a literal or strict sense: Don't take my remarks literally.
3. Usage Problem
a. Really; actually: "There are people in the world who literally do not know how to boil water" (Craig Claiborne).
b. Used as an intensive before a figurative expression.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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