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Literal
- adjective - a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
- limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"
- without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
Lithane
- noun - a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
Lithate
- - A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate.
Lithely
- - In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner.
Lithium
- noun - a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
Lithoid
- unknown - Resembling a stone
Lithops
- noun - any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
Litoral
- noun - the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
Litotes
- noun - understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"