01 n. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the…
pl.
Illiteracies ((#))
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The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.
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An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.“The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works.” — Pope.