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   Il·lit·er·ate

   /i(l)ˈlidərət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unable to read or write: "his parents were illiterate" Similar unable to read or writeunletteredanalphabeticfunctionally illiterateOpposite literate
   • ▪ ignorant in a particular subject or activity: "the extent to which voters are politically illiterate" Similar ignorantunknowledgeableuneducateduntaughtunschooleduntutoreduntraineduninstructeduninformedunlearnedunreadunenlightenedbenightedbackwardliterary:nescientOpposite literateknowledgeable
   • ▪ uncultured or poorly educated: "the ignorant, illiterate Town Council"
   • ▪ (especially of a piece of writing) showing a lack of education, especially an inability to read or write well: "as you can see, I have corrected your misspelled, illiterate letter"

   noun

   • 1. a person who is unable to read or write.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin illitteratus, from in- ‘not’ + litteratus (see literate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. illiterately adverb
   • 2. illiterateness noun

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