literatim
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of literatim
First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin, from Latin līterāt(us) + adverb suffix -im; see literate
Example Sentences
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Here, however, it is, verbatim et literatim, in its authentic shape, with all that is good or evil in it laid clearly before you.
From Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
And the tall, fair-haired boy, with the big dreamy eyes, would rise and give page after page, "verbatim et literatim."
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Hubbard, Elbert
I have reported it verbatim et literatim, without changing it in the slightest degree, neither adding nor taking therefrom a single word.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
Tom immediately sits down at the piano, and produces verbatim et literatim the whole of what he has just heard.
From Music and Some Highly Musical People by Trotter, James M.
Let Larry speak for himself, in a letter which was received by Will Osten, many months afterwards, and which we now give verbatim et literatim.
From Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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