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Webster 1913 Edition
Literalism
Lit′er-al-ism
(lĭt′ẽr-al-ĭz’m)
, Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Literalism
LIT'ERALISM
,Noun.