literal interpretation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofliteralandinterpretation
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literal
adjective
uk/ˈlɪt.ər.əl/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.əl/
The literal meaning of a word is its original, ...
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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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(Definition ofliteralandinterpretationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofliteral interpretation
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This would rescue theliteralinterpretationbut seriously reduce the scope of the hypothesis.
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Theliteralinterpretationof internalization is faced with heavy counterevidence.
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Rather, we argue that theliteralinterpretationis a function of text comprehension abilities.
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Children who correctly recalled the pseudo-homonym labels were more likely to make literal interpretations, but accurate recall of the label did not guaranteeliteralinterpretation.
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In more abstract stagings - and it is hard to imagine a less abstract one - the problem ofliteralinterpretationin the theatre becomes clearer.
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In addition, she describes an operation called flatten that resembles ourliteralinterpretationperform.
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In the expression "to pick up a quarrel", the particle up appears to be suggested by aliteralinterpretationof the verb to pick.
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While leaving intact theliteralinterpretation, he transfers the setting of the chapter into another level of context and reinterprets the chapter.
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A symmetry analysis of color space shows that theliteralinterpretationof this argument - reversing the experience of a rainbow - would not work.
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As science advances, however, what might at first have been regarded as largely metaphorical can turn out to have a somewhat moreliteralinterpretation.
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In other words, theliteralinterpretationis preferred when text processing abilities are weak.
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On the mostliteralinterpretationof such schemes those who morally mess up in one life begin another in more difficult initial circumstances.
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One mistaken answer to this question is to assume a fairlyliteralinterpretationof the "property" metaphor.
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Nonetheless, once one deviates from aliteralinterpretation, the hypothesis becomes more difficult to falsify.
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However, this does not mean that recalling a pseudo-homonym necessarily leads to aliteralinterpretation.
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Given the importance of the linguistic context for the interpretation of their figurative meaning, idioms were presented embedded within short stories in which theliteralinterpretationwas nonsense.
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