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ANALPHABETIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
Synonyms:
analphabet; analphabetic
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("analphabetic" is a kind of...):
illiterate; illiterate person; nonreader (a person unable to read)
Derivation:
analphabetic (having little acquaintance with writing)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not alphabetic
Example:
Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic
Classified under:
Antonym:
alphabetic (arranged in order according to the alphabet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having little acquaintance with writing
Example:
special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society
Synonyms:
analphabetic; unlettered
Classified under:
Similar:
illiterate (not able to read or write)
Derivation:
analphabetic (an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet)
analphabetism (an inability to read)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Antonym:
alphabetic (relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet)
Pertainym:
alphabet (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)
