ILLITERATE


Meaning of ILLITERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪlɪtərət ]

( illiterates)

1.

Someone who is illiterate does not know how to read or write.

A large percentage of the population is illiterate.

ADJ

An illiterate is someone who is illiterate.

...an educational centre for illiterates.

N-COUNT

2.

If you describe someone as musically, technologically, or economically illiterate , you mean that they do not know much about music, technology, or economics.

ADJ : usu adv ADJ

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