Etymology
Origin of literality
Example Sentences
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If her description of “the Factory” strikes a superficial note, we can ascribe its stripped-down literality to Natsuki’s automaton identity.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2020
The Danny Boyle–directed fantasia on British history flirted with campiness in its intense chronological literality and sheer theatrical bulk, but style aside, the pageant of excess was prime territory for true camp.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2013
Every one who has reflected on the subject, or attempted metrical translation, knows that literality is rarely attainable, that a certain measure of freedom must be used.
From Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly by Gerhardt, Paul
"We are to act practically—according to the literality of the legal, implied, figurative, allegorical significations of the Great National Compact under a legitimate construction."
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
This is absurd, hence the literality must be given up.
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert
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