SEMILITERATE


Meaning of SEMILITERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈli-tə-rət also ]

-ˈli-trət adjective

Date: 1927

1.

a. : able to read and write on an elementary level

b. : able to read but unable to write

2. : having limited knowledge or understanding

• semiliterate noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.