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nonliterate

nonliterate adjective: not literate; illiterate.

Adjective

nonliterate (not comparable)

  1. Not literate; illiterate

Noun

nonliterate (plural nonliterates)

  1. A nonliterate person.

Forms of nonliterate

pluralnonliterates

Origin of nonliterate

From non- + literate.

Questions about nonliterate

What does nonliterate mean?
Nonliterate means not literate; illiterate.
What part of speech is nonliterate?
Nonliterate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonliterate in the dictionary

  1. nonlisting
  2. nonliteral
  3. nonliterally
  4. nonliterals
  5. nonliterary
  6. nonliterate
  7. nonliterates
  8. nonliterature
  9. nonlithified
  10. nonlithium
  11. nonlithospheric

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