Usually means: Exact replication of original text.
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▸ adverb:  In exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim.

Similar:
verbatim, literally, ad verbum, verbatim et literatim, to the letter, veridically, veritably, exactingly, letterly, lit., more...

Phrases:
fancy word for word, word for when you don't know the word, repeat word for word, word meaning emphasis for another word, more...

Adjectives:
verbatim, word-for-word, canonical, pluperfect, literal, german, so, very, selfsame, exact same, existential

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Similar:
verbatim, literally, ad verbum, verbatim et literatim, to the letter, veridically, veritably, exactingly, letterly, lit., more...

Phrases:
fancy word for word, word for when you don't know the word, repeat word for word, word meaning emphasis for another word, more...

Adjectives:
verbatim, word-for-word, canonical, pluperfect, literal, german, so, very, selfsame, exact same, existential



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