illiteracy
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illiteracy
- /ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/
- /ɪˈlɪt͡ʃɹəsi/
noun illiteracies
- The inability to read and write. Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
- The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
- A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
- Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.
Similar: analphabetism · Opposite: literacy
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Similar: analphabetism · Opposite: literacy
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noun inability to read and write
| Español | analfabetismo, agrafia, agrafía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 非識字 hi-shikiji, 文盲 mon'mō |
| 中文 | 文盲 wénmáng |
| हिन्दी | निरक्षरता nirakṣartā |
| Português | analfabetismo, iliteracia |
| Français | analphabétisme, illettrisme, illittérature |
| Deutsch | Analphabetismus |
| Italiano | analfabetismo |
| Русский | негра́мотность negrámotnostʹ, безгра́мотность bezgrámotnostʹ |
| العربية | أُمِّيَّة ʔummiyya |
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title = {illiteracy},
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