literacy

literacy

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of literacy in English

English Online Dictionary. What means literacy‎? What does literacy mean?

English

Etymology

From literate + -cy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/, /ˈlɪtɹəsi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/, [-ɾ(ə)ɹə-], /ˈlɪtɹəsi/
  • Hyphenation: li‧ter‧a‧cy

Noun

literacy (countable and uncountable, plural literacies)

  1. The ability to read and write.
  2. (by extension) The ability to understand and evaluate something.

Antonyms

  • illiteracy

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Translations

Further reading

  • “literacy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “literacy”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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