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Meaning of 'illiteracy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Illiteracy [ n.]
- The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.
- An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.

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ill ill-boding ill-bred ill-favored ill-judged ill-lived ill-looking ill-mannered ill-minded ill-natured

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