Webster's Dictionary 1913

2404

Liter

{ Li″ter, Li″tre } (lē″tẽr; 277), n. [F. litre, Gr. λίτρα a silver coin.] A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2...

2405

Literacy

Lit″er‐a‐cy (lĭt″ẽr‐ȧ‐sy̆), n. State of being literate.

2406

Literal

Lit″er‐al (–al), a. [F. litéral, littéral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See Letter.] 1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figur...

2407

Literal (2)

Lit″er‐al, n. Literal meaning. Sir T. Browne.

2408

Literalism

Lit″er‐al‐ism (–ĭz'm), 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 represen...

2409

Literalist

Lit″er‐al‐ist, n. One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.

2410

Literality

Lit′er‐al″i‐ty (–ăl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [Cf. F. littéralité.] The state or quality of being literal. Sir T. Browne.

2411

Literalization

Lit′er‐al‐i‐za″tion (lĭt′ẽr‐al‐ĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. The act of literalizing; reduction to a literal meaning.

2412

Literalize

Lit″er‐al‐ize (lĭt″ẽr‐al‐īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Literalized (–īzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Literalizing (–ī′zĭng).] To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the st...

2413

Literalizer

Lit″er‐al‐i′zer (–ī′zẽr), n. A literalist.

2414

Literally

Lit″er‐al‐ly, adv. 1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh.2. With close adherence to wo...

2415

Literalness

Lit″er‐al‐ness, n. The quality or state of being literal; literal import.

2416

Literary

Lit″er‐a‐ry (lĭt″ẽr‐ā̍‐ry̆), a. [L. litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. littéraire. See Letter.]1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaini...

2417

Literate

Lit″er‐ate (–ā̍t), a. [L. litteratus, literatus. See Letter.] Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.The literate now chose their emperor, as the mili...

2418

Literate (2)

Lit″er‐ate, n. 1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders.2. A literary man.

2419

Literati

‖Lit′e‐ra″ti (lĭt′ē̍‐rā″tī), n. pl. [See Literatus.] Learned or literary men. See Literatus.Shakespearean commentators, and other literati. Craik.

2420

Literatim

‖Lit′e‐ra″tim (–tĭm), adv. [LL., fr. L. littera, litera, letter.] Letter for letter.

2421

Literation

Lit′er‐a″tion (lĭt′ẽr‐ā″shŭn), n. [L. littera, litera, letter.] The act or process of representing by letters.

2422

Literator

Lit″er‐a′tor (lĭt″ẽr‐ā′tẽr), n. [L. litterator, literator. See Letter.] 1. One who teaches the letters or elements of knowledge; a petty schoolmaster. Burke.2. A person devoted ...

2423

Literature

Lit″er‐a‐ture (lĭt″ẽr‐ȧ‐tū̍r; 135), n. [F. littérature, L. litteratura, literatura, learning, grammar, writing, fr. littera, litera, letter. See Letter.] 1. Learning; acquaintan...

2424

Literatus

‖Lit′e‐ra″tus (lĭt′ē̍‐rā″tŭs), n.; pl.Literati (–tī). [L. litteratus, literatus.] A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; — chiefly used in the plural.Now we are to con...

2425

Lith

Lith (līth), obs.3d pers. sing. pres. of Lie, to recline, for lieth. Chaucer.

2426

Lith (2)

Lith (lĭth), n. [AS. lið.] A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts. Chaucer.

2427

Lithæmia

‖Li‐thæ″mi‐a (lī̍‐thē″mĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λίθοσ stone + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the blood.

2428

Lithagogue

Lith″a‐gogue (lĭth″ȧ‐gŏg), n. [Gr. λίθοσ stone + αγωγὄσ leading.] (Med.) A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of expelling calculous matter with the urine. Hooper.

2429

Litharge

Lith″arge (lĭth″ȧrj), n. [OE. litarge, F. litharge, L. lithargyrus, Gr. λιθάργυροσ the scum or foam of silver; λίθοσ stone + ἄργυροσ silver. Litharge is found in silverbearing l...

2430

Lithargyrum

‖Li‐thar″gy‐rum (lĭ‐thär″jĭ‐rŭm), n. [NL. See Litharge.] (Old Chem.) Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine yellow scales.