- literacy
- noun Date: 1883 the quality or state of being literate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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literacy — UK US /ˈlɪtərəsi/ noun [U] ► the ability to read and write: »literacy levels/rates/skills »At 62%, India s adult literacy rate is a reminder of the country s status as a developing nation. »A new deal to improve literacy among the unemployed has… … Financial and business terms
literacy — [lit′ər ə sē] n. the state or quality of being literate; specif., a) ability to read and write b) knowledgeability or capability [computer literacy] … English World dictionary
Literacy — Lit er*a*cy (l[i^]t [ e]r*[.a]*s[y^]), n. State of being literate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
literacy — index education Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
literacy — 1883, formed in English from LITERATE (Cf. literate) + CY (Cf. cy). Illiteracy, however, dates back to 17c … Etymology dictionary
literacy — [n] ability to read articulacy, articulateness, background, cultivation, education, knowledge, learning, proficiency, refinement, scholarship; concepts 409,630 Ant. ignorance, illiteracy … New thesaurus
literacy — ► NOUN ▪ the ability to read and write … English terms dictionary
Literacy — Global adult literacy according to the CIA Factbook … Wikipedia
literacy — Protestantism emerged as a religion of the book; the Bible was to be read and absorbed by every Christian. During the 16th century, a benchmark of the success of Protestantism in any country was the translation of the Bible into its spoken… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
literacy — /lit euhr euh see/, n. 1. the quality or state of being literate, esp. the ability to read and write. 2. possession of education: to question someone s literacy. 3. a person s knowledge of a particular subject or field: to acquire computer… … Universalium
literacy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ basic ▪ All the children are tested in basic literacy. ▪ adult ▪ mass, universal ▪ computer … Collocations dictionary
