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Definition of illiterate adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    illiterate

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ɪˈlɪt̮ərət//
     
     
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  1. 1(of a person) not knowing how to read or write A large percentage of the rural population was illiterate. opposite literate
  2. 2(of a document or letter) badly written, as if by someone without much education
  3. 3(usually after a noun or adverb) not knowing very much about a particular subject area computer illiterate musically illiterate
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NAmE//ɪˈlɪt̮ərəsi//
 
noun [uncountable] The illiteracy rate on the island is still unacceptably high.See illiterate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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