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alliteracy

alliteracy is the alternative form of aliteracy.

Meaning of aliteracy

Noun

aliteracy (uncountable)

  1. The state of having the ability to read, but lacking interest in doing so.
    • Curiously the perfect weapon against rampant aliteracy emerged more than 50 years ago in the form of an utterly addictive synthesis of word and picture: the comic book.2008 May 11, Larry Doyle, “Cracking the Comics Code”, in New York Times

Origin of alliteracy

Spelling probably influenced by illiteracy.

Questions about alliteracy

What is alliteracy the alternative form of?
Alliteracy is the alternative form of aliteracy.

Words near alliteracy in the dictionary

  1. Allistaire
  2. Allister
  3. allistic
  4. allistics
  5. allists
  6. alliteracy
  7. alliteral
  8. alliterate
  9. alliterated
  10. alliterates
  11. alliterating

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