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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

semiliteracy en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English literacy English semiliteracy From semi- + literacy.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language.
    • Despite his high-school education, he is still stuck in semiliteracy.

Coordinates

literacy · illiteracy

Relateds

semiliterate

Synonyms

subliteracy