Etymology

verbatim et literatim

Today it means: Word-for-word and to the letter. Full definition →

Latin verbātim
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  1. Latin · derived fromverbātim“word-for-word”
  2. English todayverbatim et literatim

Latin verbātim (“word-for-word”) + et (“and”) + līterātim (“letter-for-letter”).

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