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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

subliteracy en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English literacy English subliteracy From sub- + literacy.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The state or condition of being subliterate.
    • Their study found disturbing amounts of subliteracy among many people who had nonetheless managed to squeak their way through school to a diploma or degree.

Forms

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Coordinates

literacy · illiteracy

Synonyms

semiliteracy