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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) | ||||||||
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| 38% | 5 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton | ||||||
noun • informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) verb • use slang or vulgar language • fool or hoax • abuse with coarse language | ||||||||
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LITERAL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LITERAL
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7 | Taking words in their actual or usual sense without metaphor or allegory |
