Etymology
Origin of literality
Example Sentences
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In its underlying structure and symmetry and its avoidance of literality, the exhibit is as effective as such a temporary garden can be in a concrete cavern devoid of natural light.
From Washington Post
An obdurate, self-contained literality plagues autistic consciousness.
From Salon
Lattimore’s literality — English words arranged in Greek syntax — produces a language that is barely English, let alone representative of Homer’s poetry.
From New York Times
According to the second article, rather than apathetic, cultural irony can be even more earnest than literality.
From Salon
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
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