literatim en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˌlɪ.tɚˈeɪ.tɪm/ (US)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin litterātim, from littera (“letter”). First known use: 1643.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of the copying of text) Letter by letter.
In order to give its Scots flavor to the eye, as I cannot to the ear, I shall transcribe its beginning literatim.
1903, The Friends’ Historical Society, The Journal of the Friends’ Historical Society, page 1:
Relateds
verbatim · gradatim · seriatim · verbatim et literatim · syllabatim