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aliterate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /eɪˈlɪtəɹət/

Etymology

From a- + literate.

Meanings

1. Disinclined to read though not illiterate; able to read but reluctant or unlikely to do so.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most aliterate	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more aliterate	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

aliterate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /eɪˈlɪtəɹət/

Etymology

From a- + literate.

Meanings

1. Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.
   • Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
aliterates	Number=Plur		lexicographic