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illiterate adjective [ ɪˈlɪt(ə)rət ]

• unable to read or write.
• "his parents were illiterate"
Similar: unable to read or write, unlettered, analphabetic, functionally illiterate,
Opposite: literate,

illiterate noun

• a person who is unable to read or write.
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin illitteratus, from in- ‘not’ + litteratus (see literate).

functionally illiterate

• lacking the literacy necessary for coping with most jobs and many everyday situations.



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