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illiterateunable to read or write

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: unable to read or write

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈlɪtərət/

Korean meaning: 문맹의, 읽고 쓸 줄 모르는

Korean pronunciation: 일**리**터릿

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather pretended to be illiterate whenever my grandmother asked him to read her shopping list.
  • The government launched a campaign to reduce the illiterate rate in rural areas.
  • Being digitally illiterate in today's world is like being lost in a maze of technology.

illiterate

ADJECTIVE

//ɪˈlɪtərət//

unable to read or write

illiterate concept
💡 Concept

unable to read or write

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illiterate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From illiterate to literate, obliterate ignorance!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈlɪtərət/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈlɪtərət/

🌳Etymology

Prefixil--
Rootliter
Suffix--ate

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, '아니다'를 뜻하는 'il-'과 '글자'를 뜻하는 'littera'가 결합되어 '글자를 모르는' 상태를 의미하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

literateobliterateiterate
literate
obliterate
iterate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandfather pretended to be illiterate whenever my grandmother asked him to read her shopping list.

The government launched a campaign to reduce the illiterate rate in rural areas.

Being digitally illiterate in today's world is like being lost in a maze of technology.

😄 Fun example

He's so financially illiterate that he thinks a credit score is something you get in a video game.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

unlettereduneducatedignorantunschooledunlearned

Antonyms

literateeducatedlearned

Related

literacyliteratureliteralilliteracyeducation