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subliterate

[ suhb-lit-er-it ]
/ sʌbˈlɪt ər ɪt /
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adjective
less than fully literate.
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Origin of subliterate

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + literate

Words nearby subliterate

sublingual duct, sublingual gland, sublingual nerve, sublingual pit, sublingual vein, subliterate, subliterature, sublittoral, sublunary, subluxate, subluxation
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