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unlettered
[ uhn-let-erd ]
/ ʌnˈlɛt ərd /
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adjective
not educated; uneducated; untutored; ignorant.
not literate; illiterate.
not marked with letters, as a tombstone.
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synonym study for unlettered
1. See ignorant.
Words nearby unlettered
unlearnt, unleash, unleavened, unless, unlessoned, unlettered, unlevel, unlicensed, unlicked, unlike, unlikelihood
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British Dictionary definitions for unlettered
unlettered
/ (ʌnˈlɛtəd) /
adjective
uneducated; illiterate
not marked with lettersan unlettered tombstone
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