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literacy meaning in Tamil

கல்வியறிவு

UK/ˈlɪtəɹəsi//ˈlɪtəɹəsi/

literacy in Tamil: கல்வியறிவு, கல்வியறிவுத்திறன். In English, literacy means the ability to read and write.

Tamil words for literacy

கல்வியறிவு, கல்வியறிவுத்திறன்

English meaning of literacy

  1. noun The ability to read and write.
  2. noun The ability to understand and evaluate something.

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Questions about literacy in Tamil

What is the meaning of literacy in Tamil?
Literacy in Tamil is கல்வியறிவு, கல்வியறிவுத்திறன்.
literacy என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Literacy: கல்வியறிவு, கல்வியறிவுத்திறன்.
What does literacy mean in English?
Literacy means the ability to read and write.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “literacy”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: literacy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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