aliteracy en · NOUN
Etymology
From a- + literacy.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of having the ability to read, but lacking interest in doing so.
Curiously the perfect weapon against rampant aliteracy emerged more than 50 years ago in the form of an utterly addictive synthesis of word and picture: the comic book.
2008 May 11, Larry Doyle, “Cracking the Comics Code”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alliteracy | alternative | lexicographic |