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LITERAL ERROR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does literal error mean?
• LITERAL ERROR (noun)
The noun LITERAL ERROR has 1 sense:
1. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Familiarity information: LITERAL ERROR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
erratum; literal; literal error; misprint; typo; typographical error
Hypernyms ("literal error" is a kind of...):
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