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illiteracy
[ ih-lit-er-uh-see ]
/ ɪˈlɪt ər ə si /
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noun, plural il·lit·er·a·cies for 3.
a lack of ability to read and write.
the state of being illiterate; lack of any or enough education.
a mistake in writing or speaking, felt to be characteristic of an illiterate or semiliterate person: a letter that was full of illiteracies.
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Origin of illiteracy
First recorded in 1650–60; illiter(ate) + -acy
OTHER WORDS FROM illiteracy
sem·i-il·lit·er·a·cy, nounWords nearby illiteracy
Illinois bundleflower, Illinois Waterway, ill-intentioned, illiquid, illite, illiteracy, illiterate, illiterati, ill-judged, ill-kempt, ill-looking
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