literatim
Americanadverb
adverb
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Origin of literatim
First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin, from Latin līterāt(us) + adverb suffix -im; literate
Example Sentences
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The inscription is, of course, if the painting be Mrs. Prince's work, reproduced literatim from some older copy.
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These, we pledge ourselves, were his highness' OWN WORDS, verbatim et literatim.
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It is most probable that these songs are copied from printed sources; but as they have been conjectured to be compositions by Monmouth himself, the following short specimen may not be unacceptable, copied literatim.
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Which being very old and decayed and only legible to such who are versed in ancient writings it was with great satisfaction that I copied it literatim.
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I have reported it verbatim et literatim, without changing it in the slightest degree, neither adding nor taking therefrom a single word.
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