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{{Template shortcut|lit|literal|literally}}
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This template uses single quotation marks ({{char|'…'}}), because Wikipedia's Manual of Style at [[MOS:SINGLE]] calls for [[Gloss (annotation)#In linguistics|simple glosses]] to be enclosed this way.

== Usage ==
* <code><nowiki>{{literal translation}}</nowiki></code> &rarr; {{literal translation}}
* <code><nowiki>{{literal translation|lk=yes}}</nowiki></code> &rarr; {{literal translation|lk=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{literal translation|lk=no}}</nowiki></code> &rarr; {{literal translation|lk=no}}
* <code><nowiki>{{literal translation|a}}</nowiki></code> &rarr; {{literal translation|a}}
* <code><nowiki>{{literal translation|''a'' A}}</nowiki></code> &rarr; {{literal translation|''a'' A}}
* <code><nowiki>{{literal translation|a|b}}</nowiki></code> &rarr; {{literal translation|a|b}}
* <code><nowiki>{{literal translation|a|b|c|d}}</nowiki></code> &rarr; {{literal translation|a|b|c|d}}

The template takes up to four separate translations (<code>|a|b|c|d</code>). If each meaning is a single word, using serial commas is another stylistic choice: <code>|a, b, c, d</code>.

Unlinking (<code>|lk=no</code>) avoids cluttering the same paragraph or list with repetitive overlinking of "{{lit.}}".

The usage of this template is preferred when the literal meaning of a word differs from its actual meaning; in other instances, {{tlx|gloss}} or {{tlx|translation}} may be more suitable.

== See also ==
* {{tlx|gloss}} - similar template but without "lit." lead-in.
* {{tlx|translation}} - For cases where it isn't obvious that the word is a translation, or when ambiguity isn't preferred, such as translating titles of works.
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== TemplateData ==
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{
	"params": {
		"1": {
			"label": "Literal meaning",
			"description": "Gloss for a term",
			"type": "string",
			"required": true
		},
		"2": {
			"label": "2nd literal meaning",
			"description": "Another meaning, if any",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"3": {
			"label": "3rd literal meaning",
			"description": "Another meaning, if any",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"4": {
			"label": "4th literal meaning",
			"description": "Another meaning (last possible), if any",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"sortable": {
			"label": "Sortable",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "In sortable tables, ignore 'lit.'"
		},
		"i": {
			"label": "Italic",
			"description": "If 'yes', the prefix 'lit.' is italicized. The meaning is still not italicized. Italics of either is almost never necessary stylistically.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"lk": {
			"label": "Link",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "If 'yes' or 'on', linked to the article on literal translation. If 'no' or 'off', no links."
		}
	},
	"description": "Formats the literal translation of a word or phrase per Manual of Style guidelines."
}
</templatedata>