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literatim

US/ˌlɪ.tɚˈeɪ.tɪm/

literatim adverb: letter by letter.

Adverb

literatim (not comparable)

  1. Letter by letter.
    • In order to give its Scots flavor to the eye, as I cannot to the ear, I shall transcribe its beginning literatim.1903, The Friends’ Historical Society, The Journal of the Friends’ Historical Society, page 1

Origin of literatim

From Medieval Latin litterātim, from littera (“letter”). First known use: 1643.

Questions about literatim

What does literatim mean?
Literatim means letter by letter.
What part of speech is literatim?
Literatim is an adverb.
How do you pronounce literatim?
Literatim is pronounced /ˌlɪ.tɚˈeɪ.tɪm/ (US).

Words near literatim in the dictionary

  1. literateur
  2. literateurs
  3. literateuse
  4. literateuses
  5. literati
  6. literatim
  7. literation
  8. literations
  9. literatisation
  10. literatise
  11. literatised

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