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literally

literally is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.With close adherence to words; word by word. So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is with close adherence to words; word by word. So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally. Dryden called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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