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lit.

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• {{lit}}
• {{literal}}
• {{literally}}

This template uses single quotation marks ('…'), because Misplaced Pages's Manual of Style at MOS:SINGLE calls for simple glosses to be enclosed this way.

Usage

• {{literal translation}} → lit.
• {{literal translation|lk=yes}} → lit.
• {{literal translation|lk=no}} → lit.
• {{literal translation|a}} → lit. 'a'
• {{literal translation|''a'' A}} → lit. 'a A'
• {{literal translation|a|b}} → lit. 'a' or 'b'
• {{literal translation|a|b|c|d}} → lit. 'a' or 'b' or 'c' or 'd'

For now, the template takes up to four separate translations (|a|b|c|d). If each meaning is a single word, using serial commas is another stylistic choice: |a, b, c, d.

Unlinking (|lk=no) avoids cluttering the same paragraph or list with repetitive overlinking of "lit.".

See also

• {{Gloss}} - similar template but without "lit." lead-in.

• Language formatting and function templates
• Translation templates