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illiterate
—illiterate /ɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/ aep /-ˈlɪt̬.ɚ-/
Ⅰ adjective 1 C2 unable to read and write: » A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.→ COMPARE INNUMERATE(Cf. ↑innumerate)Thesaurus+: ↑Unaware2 F0 knowing little or nothing about a particular subject: » computer illiterate» financially/technologically illiterateThesaurus+: ↑Unawareilliteracy /-ə.si/ noun [U]
► F0» In the rural areas, illiteracy is widespread.Thesaurus+: ↑UnawareWord Builder:–Nouns: literature, literacy–Adjectives: literary, literate, illiterate
Ⅱ noun [C] ► F0 someone who is illiterateThesaurus+: ↑Unaware |