illiteracy

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Synonyms: illiterate, literacy, illiterati, e-literacy, illiteral, aliteracy

Antonyms: illiterate, literacy, illiterati, e-literacy, illiteral, aliteracy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[inability]] to [[read]] and [[write]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A word, phrase{{,}} or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable|by extension}} {{U|unlearnedness}}; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

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