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antiliteralism

antiliteralism noun: opposition to a literal interpretation of something.

Noun

antiliteralism (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to a literal interpretation of something.

Origin of antiliteralism

From anti- + literalism.

Questions about antiliteralism

What does antiliteralism mean?
Antiliteralism means opposition to a literal interpretation of something.
What part of speech is antiliteralism?
Antiliteralism is a noun.

Words near antiliteralism in the dictionary

  1. antilipoxygenase
  2. antiliquor
  3. antilisterial
  4. antiliteracy
  5. antiliteral
  6. antiliteralism
  7. antiliterary
  8. antiliterate
  9. antiliterature
  10. antilithiatic
  11. antilithic

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