LITERACY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ability to read and write

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("literacy" is a kind of...):

accomplishment; acquirement; acquisition; attainment; skill (an ability that has been acquired by training)

Attribute:

illiterate (not able to read or write)

Antonym:

illiteracy (an inability to read)

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