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LITERAL INTERPRETATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An interpretation based on the exact wording
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("literal interpretation" is a kind of...):
interpretation (an explanation that results from interpreting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "literal interpretation"):
letter (a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention))