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SEMILITERATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Literate but poorly informed
Classified under:
Similar:
educated (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Barely able to read and write
Example:
an semiliterate scrawl
Classified under:
Similar:
illiterate (not able to read or write)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Able to read but not to write
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
illiterate (not able to read or write)
