literatim

[ lit-uh-rey-tim ]

adverb

1. letter-for-letter; literally.

literatim

/ ˌlɪtəˈrɑːtɪm /

adverb

1. letter for letter

Word History and Origins

Origin of literatim¹

First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin, from Latin līterāt(us) + adverb suffix -im; literate

Word History and Origins

Origin of literatim¹

C17: from Medieval Latin, from Latin littera letter

Example Sentences

The following lines are copied, verbatim et literatim, from a window pane in an upstairs room of the Talbot Inn, Ripley.

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I present it, verbatim, literatim, et punctuatim.

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Des faux Sorciers et de leur Impostures" occurs the following passage, which I copy verbatim et literatim:— "Autres ont une ruse, qu'ils semblent d'attacher un anneau d'or ou d'argent � un petit filet, qu'on suspend dans un verre � demy plain d'eaue, et puis l'ayant tremp� pair trois fois, disent bellement ce verset du Psalme, autant de fois, 'Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti, incerta et occulta sapienti� tu� manifestasti mihi.'

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The inscription is, of course, if the painting be Mrs. Prince's work, reproduced literatim from some older copy.

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These, we pledge ourselves, were his highness' OWN WORDS, verbatim et literatim.

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