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Adverb Concept
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literally
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(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration WordNet 3.0
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(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually, so to speak (often considered incorrect; see usage notes). Wiktionary
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Our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
He was so surprised, he literally jumped twenty feet in the air. Wiktionary
My daughter's pet rabbit had babies, and now we've literally got rabbits coming out of our ears. Wiktionary
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intensifier
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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literally
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literally

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