What is following the letter or exact words; not free. A middle course between the rigor of literal translations and the liberty of paraphrasts. Hooker called?
literal — Following the letter or exact words; not free. A middle course between the rigor of literal translations and the liberty of paraphrasts. Hooker. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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