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‖ illiterati, n. pl.|ɪlɪtəˈrɑːtɪ, -ˈeɪtaɪ| [ad. L. illitterātī, pl. of illitterātus.] Illiterate, unlearned, or uneducated people. Cf. illiterate n.
1788H. Walpole Let. 4 July (1905) XIV. 51 A lower species, indeed, is that of the scribes..who every night compose a journal for the satisfaction of such illiterati. 1822Blackw. Mag. XI. 608 Ye're the most tinkler⁓tongued pack of illiterati. 1962Listener 22 Nov. 877/1 Weekly periodicals for the younger illiterati. |