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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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adverb • using exactly the same words adjective satellite • in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker | ||||||||
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adverb • in a literal sense • (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration | ||||||||
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LITERAL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LITERAL
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times30 May 2023 | Across 1 | |
| Telegraph Cross Atlantic14 Feb 2023 | Down 36 | |
| The Guardian Quick26 Jul 2022 | Down 1 | |
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