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   illiteracy

   /ɪˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/

   noun

   • 1. the inability to read or write: "the ineffective educational system meant that illiteracy was widespread" Similar illiteratenessinability to read or writeignoranceunawarenessinexperienceunenlightenmentbenightednesslack of knowledgelack of educationinformal:cluelessnessliterary:nescienceOpposite literacy
   • ▪ lack of knowledge in a particular subject; ignorance: "his economic illiteracy"

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • Y

     4

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