analphabetic
[ an-al-fuh-bet-ik, an-al- ]
/ ˌæn æl fəˈbɛt ɪk, ænˌæl- /
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adjective
not alphabetic: an analphabetic arrangement of letters.
unable to read or write; illiterate: analphabetic peoples.
Phonetics. of or constituting a system of phonetic transcription, as the one devised by Otto Jespersen, that for each sound indicates by separate sets of symbols the articulator, the point of articulation, and the size and shape of the mouth opening.
noun
an illiterate person; analphabet.
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British Dictionary definitions for analphabetic
analphabetic
/ (ˌænælfəˈbɛtɪk, ænˌæl-) /
adjective
not in alphabetical order
noun, adjective
a less common word for illiterate
Derived forms of analphabetic
analphabetically, adverbWord Origin for analphabetic
C20: from Greek analphabētos; see an-, alphabet
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