Illiteracy

noun

/ɪˈlɪt(ʃ)ɹəsi/

Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.nounThe inability to read and write.

"Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country."

2.nounThe portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.

3.nounA word, phrase or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.

4.noun(by extension) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

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