About The Word Illiteracy
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Illiteracy
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What's The Definition Of Illiteracy?
[n] an inability to read
[n] ignorance resulting from not reading Synonyms | Synonyms for Illiteracy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Illiteracy: See Also | ignorance | inability Illiteracy In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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