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literal in Persian

تحتاللفظی taht-ol-lafzi

/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/

literal in Persian: تحتاللفظی (taht-ol-lafzi). In English, literal means 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.

Persian words for literal

exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation
تحتاللفظی taht-ol-lafzi

English meaning of literal

  1. 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.
  2. adjective Actual, real, physical.
  3. adjective That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
  4. adjective Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.

Full definition of literal

literal in a sentence

  • The literal translation of Spanish irse al otro barrio is "to go to the other neighbourhood" but it means "to die".
  • A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.
  • Telemarketers are the literal worst.

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Questions about literal in Persian

What is the meaning of literal in Persian?
Literal in Persian is تحتاللفظی (taht-ol-lafzi).
معنی literal چیست؟
Literal: تحتاللفظی (taht-ol-lafzi).
What does literal mean in English?
Literal means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: literal (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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