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Illiterate Adj ɪˈlɪt ə R.ət Adjective Unable Read

Term illiterate (adj.)
Synonym
[ɪˈlɪt. ə r.ət] adjective

1. unable to read and write


Compare innumerate

2. knowing little or nothing about a particular subject

Meaning (1)
• A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.

(2)
• computer illiterate

• financially/technologically illiterate

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