Literalization

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Literalization \Lit`er*al*i*za"tion\
     (l[i^]t`[~e]r*al*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
     The act of literalizing; reduction to a literal meaning.
     [1913 Webster]