literatim

[ lit-uh-rey-tim ]
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adverb
  1. letter-for-letter; literally.

Origin of literatim

1
First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin, from Latin līterāt(us) + adverb suffix -im; see literate

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literatim

/ (ˌlɪtəˈrɑːtɪm) /


adverb
  1. letter for letter

Origin of literatim

1
C17: from Medieval Latin, from Latin littera letter

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