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Uncommonilliteracy
The correct spelling is illiteracy.
How to pronounce illiteracy
/ɪˈlɪt(ʃ)ɹəsi/
nounIPA: /ɪˈlɪt(ʃ)ɹəsi/
Say it like: Ill-ite-ras-ee
The correct spelling is illiteracy. The inability to read and write. For example: "Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country."
Usage Examples
“Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The inability to read and write.
- 2.The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
- 3.A word, phrase or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
- 4.(by extension) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.
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