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literalism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Literalism \Lit"er*al*ism\, n. 1. That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter. 2. (Fine Arts) The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: literalism n 1: the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature 2: a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
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