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κυριολεκτικό — meaning in English

kyriolektiko

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English meaning

  • literal adjective Taking the words of something in their basic, ordinary sense, without metaphor or exaggeration.

Senses

κυριολεκτικό is used for these senses in English:

  • literal (programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.

literal — full definition

  1. adjective Taking the words of something in their basic, ordinary sense, without metaphor or exaggeration.
  2. adjective Actually true, and not just a figure of speech.
  3. adjective Of a translation: following the wording of the original closely rather than conveying its overall sense.

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