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literals

literals is the plural of literal.

Meaning of literal

Noun

literal (plural literals)

  1. A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
    Synonyms:
    typo
  2. An atomic formula (consisting of a propositional variable) or its negation.
  3. A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
    Synonyms:
    literal constant

See all 10 meanings of literal

Questions about literals

What is literals the plural of?
Literals is the plural of literal.

Words near literals in the dictionary

  1. literall
  2. literally
  3. literally who
  4. literalness
  5. literalnesses
  6. literals
  7. literarian
  8. literarians
  9. literarily
  10. literariness
  11. literarist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: literals (page history and authors); literal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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