Taking words in their most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.
liter+al
Shared component: liter · letter
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liter
letter
Related forms: liter · 16 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesConnected with literature, especially serious or artistic written works.
liter+ary
Shared component: liter · letter
written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit
liter+ature
Shared component: liter · letter
able to read and write
liter+ate
Shared component: liter · letter
In a literal manner or sense; exactly.
liter+al+ly
Shared component: liter · letter
to destroy something completely so that nothing remains
ob+liter+ate
Shared component: liter · letter
the ability to read and write.
liter+acy
Shared component: liter · letter
Well-educated people who are interested in literature.
liter+ati
Shared component: liter · letter
To use the same sound or sounds, especially consonant sounds, at the beginning of two or more words that are close together.
al+liter+ate
Shared component: liter · letter
characterized by or using alliteration; the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
al+liter+ative
Shared component: liter · letter
the act of destroying something completely so that nothing remains
ob+liter+ation
Shared component: liter · letter
the act or process of writing words or letters in the characters of a different alphabet or writing system.
trans+liter+ation
Shared component: liter · letter
illiterateExtended relation
unable to read or write
il+literate
Extended relation: liter · letter
illiteracyExtended relation
the condition of being unable to read or write.
il+liter+acy
Extended relation: liter · letter
literarilyExtended relation
In a way that relates to literature or the writing, study, or appreciation of literature.
liter+ar+i+ly
Extended relation: liter · letter
alliterationExtended relation
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
al+litera+tion
Extended relation: liter · letter