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literacy noun [ ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi ]

• the ability to read and write.
• "tests of literacy and numeracy"
Similar: ability to read and write, reading/writing ability, reading/writing proficiency, learning, book learning, education, scholarship, schooling, letters,
Opposite: illiteracy,
Origin: late 19th century: from literate, on the pattern of illiteracy .

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