/ ˈlɪtərəsi; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the ability to read and write :
a campaign to promote adult literacy
basic literacy skills
OPP illiteracy
—see also computer literacy
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from literate , on the pattern of illiteracy .
LITERACY
Meaning of LITERACY in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005