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Example sentences for: literal

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They did not, however, conform to the letter of Galef's definition—conjunct words of contradictory literal meaning.
There are occasional hidden entries, as the list of diseases—among them the dread mohogus —under the entry for Fowlenzia . (In the VERBATIM family, some suffer from Fowler's pip , an affliction affecting language fanatics who base a slavish purism on a literal interpretation of Modern English Usage .)
What's especially interesting about this is that British Airways is in the midst of a well-publicized slimming down (figurative and literal, since BA is going to be flying smaller planes) that's designed to make high-end customers a larger percentage of the airline's business.
And when the Thai-language wrestles with new words for alien imports like ice hard water or parachute umbrella for supporting life, some might be amused at how downright literal Thai can be or impressed at how admirably sensible it so often is.
Cupid's golden shower is nothing compared to the literal shower of gold in Danaë and Jupiter (1734-36), one of the gems of the show.