ılliterate

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Definition of ılliterate in English English dictionary

{a} unlearned, untaught, mean

Related Terms

Illiterate

letterless

Hyphenation

il·lit·er·ate

Turkish pronunciation

îlîtırıt

Synonyms

ignorant, unlettered, benighted, catachrestic, inerudite, solecistic, uneducated, unenlightened, ungrammatical, uninstructed, unlearned, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored

Antonyms

literate, able, educated, learned, taught

Pronunciation

/əˈlətərət/ /ɪˈlɪtɜrət/

Etymology

() Recorded in English since 1556, from Latin illitteratus 'unlearned, ignorant', itself from in- 'un-' + litteratus, literally "furnished with letters" (from littera 'letter, character')