Meanings
adverbliteratim (not comparable)
- not comparableLetter 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
Origin
From Medieval Latin litterātim, from littera (“letter”). First known use: 1643.
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literatim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literatim
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“literatim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literatim. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “literatim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literatim.
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