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Definition of illiterate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

illiterate

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/ɪˈlɪtərət/
 
/ɪˈlɪtərət/
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  1. a person who is illiterate
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin illitteratus, from in- ‘not’ + litteratus, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
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