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Definitions for: Illiterate [n] a person unable to read
[adj] ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge; "ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "musically illiterate"
[adj] not able to read or write
Webster (1913) Definition: Il*lit"er*ate, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not +
literatus learned. See In- not, and Literal.]
Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed;
uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.
Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.
See Ignorant. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ly, adv. --
Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n.
Synonyms: analphabetic, analphabetic, functionally illiterate, ignorant, illiterate person, nonreader, preliterate, semiliterate, uneducated, unlettered
Antonyms: literate
See Also: ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person
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