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subliterate

[ suhb-lit-er-it ]

/ sʌbˈlɪt ər ɪt /

adjective

less than fully literate.

Words nearby subliterate

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

Origin of subliterate

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + literate

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The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...