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1. (n.) illiteracy
the inability to read and write.
2. illiteracy
the state of being illiterate.
3. illiteracy
an error in writing or speaking.
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| Definition of 'illiteracy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) illiteracy
ignorance resulting from not reading
2. (noun) illiteracy, analphabetism
an inability to read
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| Definition of 'illiteracy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) illiteracy
the state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census
2. (noun) illiteracy
an instance of ignorance; a literary blunder
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Sense: having little or no education.
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 Afrikaans: ongeletterdheid |
 Arabic: أمِّــيَّه |
 Bulgarian: неграмотност |
 Brazilian: analfabetismo |
 Czech: negramotnost |
 German: die Unbildung, das Analph |
 Danish: analfabetisme |
 Greek: αναλφαβητισμός |
 Spanish: analfabetismo |
 Estonian: kirjaoskamatus |
 Farsi: بی سوادی |
 Finnish: lukutaidottomuus |
 French: analphabétisme |
 Hebrew: אַנאַלפַבֵּיתִיוּת |
 Hindi: निरक्षरता |
 Croatian: nepismenost |
 Hungarian: írástudatlanság |
 Indonesian: kebodohan |
 Icelandic: ólæsi |
 Italian: analfabetismo |
 Japanese: 文盲 |
 Korean: 문맹 |
 Lithuanian: neraštingumas |
 Latvian: analfabētisms |
 Malay: buta huruf |
 Dutch: analfabetisme, ongeletter |
 Norwegian: analfabetisme, uvitenhet |
 Polish: analfabetyzm |
 Persian: بی سوادی |
 Pashto: بی سوادی |
 Portuguese: analfabetismo |
 Romanian: analfabetism |
 Russian: неграмотность |
 Slovak: negramotnosť |
 Slovenian: nepismenost |
 Serbian: nepismenost |
 Swedish: analfabetism, obildning |
 Thai: การไม่รู้หนังสือ |
 Turkish: cahillik |
 Taiwanese: 文盲 |
 Ukrainian: безграмотність |
 Urdu: جہالت |
 Vietnamese: sự thất học |
 Chinese: 文盲 |
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