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aliterates

aliterates is the plural of aliterate.

Meaning of aliterate

Noun

aliterate (plural aliterates)

  1. Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.
    • Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.

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Questions about aliterates

What is aliterates the plural of?
Aliterates is the plural of aliterate.

Words near aliterates in the dictionary

  1. Alitap
  2. alite
  3. aliter
  4. aliteracy
  5. aliterate
  6. aliterates
  7. alitize
  8. alitized
  9. alitizes
  10. alitizing
  11. Alito

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