adverb
- letter for letter; exactly as written
Usage: formal; Latin
Examples
- The secretary copied the document literatim.
- Please transcribe this passage literatim, including all punctuation.
- The quote was reproduced literatim from the original manuscript.
- Legal documents must often be copied literatim to avoid errors.
- The scholar insisted on a literatim translation of the ancient text.
- She wrote down his words literatim during the interview.