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Definition of: illiterate

(i·litər·it) adjective
1. Unable to read or write.
2. Ignorant of letters; not literate; manifesting want of culture; uneducated. See synonyms under IGNORANT.
noun An illiterate person; especially, one who cannot read or write.
[<L illiteratus <in- not + literatus. See LITERATE.]
—il·lit′er·ate·ly
adverb
—il·lit′·er·ate·ness
noun

Most often used phrases:

illiterate people
largely illiterate
functionally illiterate
computer illiterate
illiterate population
illiterate peasants
illiterate peasant
remained illiterate
gely illiterate
illiterate adults
illiterate women
poor illiterate
illiterate person
illiterate man
completely illiterate

'illiterate' used in domains:

williterate.com
iamilliterate.com
thepretentiousilliterate.com
illiterateamerica.com
youmightbecomputerilliterate.com
illiterategenius.com

Statistical data

"illiterate" has the frequency of use of 0.0005% on city-data.com forum

"illiterate" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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