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illiteracies

illiteracies is the plural of illiteracy.

Meaning of illiteracy

Noun

illiteracy (countable and uncountable, plural illiteracies)

  1. (uncountable) The inability to read and write.
    • Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
  2. (uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
  3. (countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
  4. (broadly, uncountable) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

Questions about illiteracies

What is illiteracies the plural of?
Illiteracies is the plural of illiteracy.

Words near illiteracies in the dictionary

  1. illish
  2. illision
  3. illisions
  4. illistrate
  5. illite
  6. illiteracies
  7. illiteracy
  8. illiteral
  9. illiterally
  10. illiterate
  11. illiterately

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