(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:54:31

Lit"er*al*ism (?), n.

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.

 

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