ANALPHABET


Meaning of ANALPHABET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)an-ˈal-fə-ˌbet, -bət ]

noun

Etymology: Greek analphabētos not knowing the alphabet, from an- + alphabētos alphabet

Date: 1881

: a person who cannot read : illiterate

• an·al·pha·bet·ic ˌan-ˌal-fə-ˈbe-tik adjective or noun

• an·al·pha·bet·ism (ˌ)an-ˈal-fə-bə-ˌti-zəm noun

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