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Definition of: literalism
(lit′ər·əl·iz′əm) noun
1. Close adherence to the exact word or sense, often to the point of unimaginativeness.
2. In the fine arts, a tendency to represent without idealizing; realistic representation or depiction.
—lit′er·al·ist noun
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