illiteracy.
The inability to read and write.
Meaning & usage
The inability to read and write.
Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin il- English il- English literacy English illiteracy From il- + literacy.
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