LITERAL INTERPRETATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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))

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