literal interpretation

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   an interpretation based on the exact wording

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Questions about literal interpretation

What does literal interpretation mean?

literal interpretation means "an interpretation based on the exact wording".

Is literal interpretation a common word?

literal interpretation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.