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verbatim et literatim

verbatim et literatim adverb: word-for-word and to the letter.

Adverb

verbatim et literatim

  1. Word-for-word and to the letter.
    • This fact is not otherwise important than as it tends to prove, that no verbatim et literatim copy of the original has as yet been published.1825, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, A Synopsis of the Peerage of England: Exhibiting, under Alphabetical Arrangement, The Date of Creation, Descent, and Present State of Every Title of Peerage Which...
    • It is true the pardon was granted with so many precautions and conclusions, especially as regarded the poor bridegroom, that, if delivered as it was received, verbatim et liberatim, Mrs. Palmer could not fail to be assured it would be rejected, not only by the gentleman, but the fond wife, who...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 210

Examples of verbatim et literatim in a sentence

  • Following is a copy of a letter received last week from a man in Texas by a bran company here, given verbatim et literatim: […]1902 October 13, R. E. Sterling, “Kansas Department”, in The Northwestern Miller, volume 54, number 16, Minneapolis, Minn.: The Miller...
  • But the meaning is in all cases clearly conveyed, and, in justice both to the author and the reader, they have been printed verbatim et literatim, as in the original manuscripts.2004, Peter Esprit Radisson, Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, page 2:

Origin of verbatim et literatim

Latin verbātim (“word-for-word”) + et (“and”) + līterātim (“letter-for-letter”).

Questions about verbatim et literatim

What does verbatim et literatim mean?
Verbatim et literatim means word-for-word and to the letter.
How do you use verbatim et literatim in a sentence?
Following is a copy of a letter received last week from a man in Texas by a bran company here, given verbatim et literatim: […]
What part of speech is verbatim et literatim?
Verbatim et literatim is an adverb.

Words near verbatim et literatim in the dictionary

  1. verbascums
  2. verbate
  3. verbated
  4. verbates
  5. verbatim
  6. verbatim et literatim
  7. verbatimness
  8. verbatims
  9. verbating
  10. verbatum
  11. verbdom

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