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quasiliterate

quasiliterate adjective: almost, but not entirely literate.

Adjective

quasiliterate (not comparable)

  1. Almost, but not entirely literate.

Noun

quasiliterate (plural quasiliterates)

  1. A person who is quasiliterate.

Forms of quasiliterate

pluralquasiliterates

Origin of quasiliterate

From quasi- + literate.

Questions about quasiliterate

What does quasiliterate mean?
Quasiliterate means almost, but not entirely literate.
What part of speech is quasiliterate?
Quasiliterate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near quasiliterate in the dictionary

  1. quasilinearity
  2. quasilinearizations
  3. quasilinearly
  4. quasilinguistic
  5. quasiliteracy
  6. quasiliterate
  7. quasiliterates
  8. quasilocal
  9. quasilocalized
  10. quasilocally
  11. quasimagical

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