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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 95% | 10 | Exact Match! | |
3 | 39% | 5 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton | |
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We think the answer is "LITERAL" which means:
- adjective
- • Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text noun
- • A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind adjective satellite
- • Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- • Without interpretation or embellishment
- • Avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
An example sentence would be:
- • "He interpreted her words in their literal sense."
- • "The storm did not hit the town, but its impact was taken in the literal sense."
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