illiterate
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Synonyms: illiterati, alliterate, obliterate, illiteracy, literate, aliterate, illiterates, unliterate, illiterature, illiteral, biliterate
Antonyms: illiterati, alliterate, obliterate, illiteracy, literate, aliterate, illiterates, unliterate, illiterature, illiteral, biliterate
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Adjective
- [[unable|Unable]] to [[read]] and [[write]].
- Having [[less]] than an [[expected]] [[standard]] of [[familiarity]] with [[language]] and [[literature]], or having [[little]] [[formal]] [[education]].
- Not [[conforming]] to [[prescribed]] standards of [[speech]] or [[writing]].
- Ignorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.
Noun
- An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.
- A person ignorant about a given subject. {{ng|(The relevant subject is usually named as a [[noun adjunct]].)}}
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