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Definition of: illiterate
(i·lit′ər·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
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