Available Definitions:
1) a. - According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.
2) a. - Following the letter or exact words; not free.
3) a. - Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
4) a. - Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
5) n. - Literal meaning.