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Meaning of hyperliteralism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The phenomenon of misinterpreting metaphors and figurative rhetoric as being literal.

uncountable

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

hyperliterature hyperlobation hyperlobularity hyperlobulation hyperlocalism hyperlocalization

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