Definitions
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- adjective That can be interpreted in its entirety as either a
definition orwordplay ; for example, "God incarnate ,essentially " for "Odin ", a Norse god whose name is hidden in "God incarnate". - noun A clue of this type.
Etymologies
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& + lit, a shortening of literal or literally.
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