Part 6578

<h1>Literally</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit"er*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; <as>as, a man and his wife can not be <ex>literally</ex> one flesh</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>With close adherence to words; word by word.</def>

<blockquote>So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated <b>literally</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Literalness</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit"er*al*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being literal; literal import</def>.

<h1>Literary</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit"er*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>litterarius</ets>, <ets>literarius</ets>,fr. <ets>littera</ets>, <ets>litera</ets>, a letter: cf. F. <ets>litt\'82raire</ets>. See <er>Letter</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; <as>as, <ex>literary</ex> fame; a <ex>literary</ex> history; <ex>literary</ex> conversation.</as></def>

<blockquote>He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of <b>literary</b> merit. <i>Johnson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; <as>as, a <ex>literary</ex> man</as>.</def>

<blockquote>In the <b>literary</b> as well as fashionable world. <i>Mason.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Literary property</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Property which consists in written or printed compositions</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The exclusive right of publication as recognized and limited by law.</cd></cs><--- e.g. a copyright -->

<h1>Literate</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit"er*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>litteratus</ets>, <ets>literatus</ets>. See <er>Letter</er>.]</ety> <def>Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>literate</b> now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs. <i>Landor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Literate</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit"er*ate</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A literary man.</def>

<h1>Literati</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit`e*ra"ti</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Literatus</er>.]</ety> <def>Learned or literary men. See <er>Literatus</er>.</def>

<blockquote>Shakespearean commentators, and other <b>literati</b>. <i>Craik.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Literatim</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit`e*ra"tim</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[LL., fr. L.<ets>litera</ets>, <ets>litera</ets>, letter.]</ety> <def>Letter for letter.</def>

<h1>Literation</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit`er*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>littera</ets>, <ets>litera</ets>, letter.]</ety> <def>The act or process of representing by letters.</def>

<h1>Literator</h1> <Xpage=859>

<hw>Lit"er*a`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>litterator</ets>, <ets>literator</ets>. See <er>Letter</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who teaches the letters or elements of knowledge; a petty schoolmaster.</def>