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dvv7 09 марта 2006, 05:48 в посте Metapractice (оригинал в ЖЖ)

noun: A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

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adj: Without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal translation of the scene before him"

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adj: (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original; "literal translation of the article"; "an awkward word-for-word translation"

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adj: Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"

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adj: Of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it's the literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple"

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adj: Lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style"

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adj: Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"