literal - literary - literate
- literal - literary - literate
◊ 'literal'
The
literal meaning of a word is its most basic meaning.
She was older than I was, and not only in the literal sense.
Tristan's first words were Tykki Dyw, Cornish for butterfly. Its literal meaning is `beautiful little thing of God'.
◊ 'literary'
Literary words and expressions are used to create a special effect in poems or novels, and are not usually used in ordinary speech or writing.
`Awaken' and `waken' are old-fashioned or literary words.
Literary also means `connected with literature'.
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◊ 'literate'
A
literate person is able to read and write.
Useful english dictionary.
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literal — 1. adjective a) Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical. The literal translation is “h … Wiktionary
literary — adjective a) Relating to literature. b) Relating to writers, or the profession of literature. See Also: letter, literal, literacy, literate, literature … Wiktionary
literate — 1. adjective a) Able to read and write; having literacy. b) Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well read. Ant: illiterate See Also: lett … Wiktionary
letter — 1. noun /ˈlɛt.ə,ˈlet.ə,ˈlɛt.ɚ/ a) A symbol in an alphabet, bookstave. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. b) A written message. See also note. I wrote a letter to my sister about my life … Wiktionary
literacy — noun /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ a) the ability to read b) understanding of something (ex. computer literacy) Ant: illiteracy See Also: letter … Wiktionary
lettered — Synonyms and related words: abecedarian, abstruse, allographic, alphabetic, capital, civilized, cultivated, cultured, deep, educated, encyclopedic, enlightened, erudite, graphemic, ideographic, knowledgeable, learned, lexigraphic, literal,… … Moby Thesaurus
literature — noun /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹ.ɪ.tʃjʊə(ɹ),ˈlɪt.ɜː(ɹ).ɪ.tʃjʊə(ɹ),ˈlɪt.ɚ.ɪ.tʃɚ/ a) The body of all written works. SF is rarely literature because the characters are so poorly realised. Adam Cadre b) The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or… … Wiktionary
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
writing — /ruy ting/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that writes. 2. written form: to commit one s thoughts to writing. 3. that which is written; characters or matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible. 4. such characters or… … Universalium
language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
