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illiteracy: Meaning and Definition of
il•lit•er•a•cy
Pronunciation: (i-lit'ur-u-sē), [key]
— pl. -cies
- a lack of ability to read and write.
- the state of being illiterate; lack of any or enough education.
- a mistake in writing or speaking, felt to be characteristic of an illiterate or semiliterate person: a letter that was full of illiteracies.
See also:
- illiteracy (Thesaurus)
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