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literal

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl

Definitions

  1. straight (not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length)
  2. A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
  3. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
  4. A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
  5. literal (exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation)
  6. A propositional variable, or the negation of a propositional variable. ᵂᵖ
  7. right (of an angle, measuring 90 degrees)
  8. rectum (the terminal part of the large intestine)

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CEFR level

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