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How to pronounce “literal”

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Pronunciation guide for literal

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of literal with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Changedoes not depend on the literal meaning of what's going on.
Definition summary: Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.

Example 1 of 8

Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change

does not depend on the literal meaning of what's going on.

[Adjective]
Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
Actual, real, physical.
(hermeneutics)
(uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.
(of a person) Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
(proscribed) Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
Misspelling of littoral.
[Noun]
(epigraphy, typography) A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
(logic) A propositional variable, or the negation of a propositional variable. Wp
Misspelling of littoral.

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