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illiterate

il·lit·er·ate

illiterate

 
pronunciation:
ih lI t riht
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part of speech: adjective
definition: not able to read or write.
Because he is illiterate, his daughter reads his mail to him.
antonyms:
literate
similar words:
ignorant
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derivations: illiterately (adv.), illiterateness (n.)
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