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Illiteracy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Illiteracy : (noun)
1: ignorance resulting from not reading
2: an inability to read [syn: analphabetism] [ant: literacy]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Illiteracy : \Il*lit"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. Illiteracies. [From
Illiterate.]
1. 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. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
The many blunders and illiteracies of the first
publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. --Pope.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Illiteracy |
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pandclocal: P&C Local News - Literacy backed as schools' top job - The fight to end Illiteracy in Charleston County schools... http://ow.ly/169Imb |
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DuckyBiz: @jerica_png I'm dying to know what that says. Fuck my Chinese Illiteracy. ;_; |
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brittanycoles: #beclear "am" does not = "im" Illiteracy #notcool |
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