the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of literalizing; reduction to a literal meaning.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of literalizing or rendering literal; the act of reducing to a literal meaning. Also spelled literalisation.
Word Usage
"Some reviewers have pointed out that this premise is a kind of literalization of a metaphor or series of metaphors that will feel appropriate and even familiar to most city dwellers, and that's true, but I think there's more to it."