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literalism
lit·er·al·ism [ líttərə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. faithfulness to explicit meaning: strict adherence to the basic meaning of a word or text
2. realism: the realistic representation of something in art or literature

lit·er·al·ist noun
lit·er·al·is·tic [ lìttərə lístik ] adjective
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