Word of the Day: Literatim

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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2024

adverb 1. (Of the copying of a text) Letter by letter. "The monk copied down the theological text literatim." "Our office assistant takes dictation literatim on her typewriter." "The first draft was printed literatim, without any editing." Latin, early 17th century This term stems from the medieval Latin "littera," meaning "letter." "Verbatim" and "literatim" might seem like synonyms, but their exact definitions differ slightly. "Verbatim" means "in the exact words," while "literatim" means "letter for letter." ... Continue Reading By clicking "Try it in your inbox" you're agreeing to Word Smart's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Do you remember these words?

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