What does literally mean in English?

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literally Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase:
- They were responsible for literally millions of deaths.
- We live literally just round the corner from her.
- Translations that are done too literally often don't flow well or don't sound natural.
- He missed that kick literally by miles.
- I was literally bowled over by the news.
- Then you literally cut the sausage down the middle.
1 used for emphasizing how large or great an amount is:
- There were literally hundreds of pages to read in the contract.
- I literally (= really) had no idea you and Sophie were coming.

He literally flew across the room.
I literally had a heart attack when I heard the news.
They were literally over the moon at the news.
She was literally tearing her hair out with grief.
He was literally millions of miles ahead of the other runners.
Moreover, human individuals and institutions "invest," metaphorically, or even literally, in other individuals or institutions to enhance their own returns.
For even if features of the world were literally represented in brains/ minds, these representations would not explain cognition.
The number of content elements are counted from here on; they do not have to occur literally.