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transliteracy

transliteracy noun: the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms and media.

Noun

transliteracy (countable and uncountable, plural transliteracies)

  1. The ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms and media.

Forms of transliteracy

pluraltransliteracies

Origin of transliteracy

From trans- + literacy.

Questions about transliteracy

What does transliteracy mean?
Transliteracy means the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms and media.
What part of speech is transliteracy?
Transliteracy is a noun.
What is the plural of transliteracy?
The plural of transliteracy is transliteracies.

Words near transliteracy in the dictionary

  1. translins
  2. translit
  3. translit.
  4. transliterable
  5. transliteracies
  6. transliteracy
  7. transliteral
  8. transliterally
  9. transliteratable
  10. transliterate
  11. transliterated

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