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semiliteracy

semiliteracy noun: the state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language.

Noun

semiliteracy (uncountable)

  1. The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language.
    • Despite his high-school education, he is still stuck in semiliteracy.
    Synonyms:
    subliteracy

Synonyms of semiliteracy

Origin of semiliteracy

From semi- + literacy.

Questions about semiliteracy

What does semiliteracy mean?
Semiliteracy means the state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language.
What part of speech is semiliteracy?
Semiliteracy is a noun.

Words near semiliteracy in the dictionary

  1. semilingualism
  2. semilinguals
  3. semiliquid
  4. semiliquidity
  5. semiliquids
  6. semiliteracy
  7. semiliteral
  8. semiliterate
  9. semiliterates
  10. Semillon
  11. semilobar

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