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illiterate
(/I/'l/I/t/@/r/I/t )

adjective (a)

  • not able to read or write(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking culture, especially in language and literature(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    literate
    source: wordnet30
  • Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

adjective satellite (s)

  • uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field(adj.all)
    Example:
    He is musically illiterate.
    Synonym:
    ignorant
    source: wordnet30
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