[ UK /ɪlˈɪtəɹəsi/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈɫɪtɝəsi/ ]
NOUN
  1. an inability to read
  2. ignorance resulting from not reading
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How To Use illiteracy In A Sentence

  • Illiteracy is widespread among the poor.
  • Besides, a medley of reasons such as malnutrition, lack of hygiene and awareness-all caused by illiteracy-contributes to the cases.
  • I provide this here so that you may see the magnitude of the battle we are waging against ignorance and scientific illiteracy.
  • Illiteracy threatens Britain's industrial performance. But, quite apart from that, the individual who can't read or write is unlikely to get a job.
  • Even in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital, the illiteracy rate is very high.
  • The surname could also have changed form when migration is combined with illiteracy.
  • Functional illiteracy is considered anything less than a seventh-grade reading level.
  • All about us one sees the flourishing of a vigorous new illiteracy, widely distributed and attached to muscular incivility and crime.
  • Illiteracy threatens Britain's industrial performance. But, quite apart from that, the individual who can't read or write is unlikely to get a job.
  • Good luck favors emotional intelligence, self-restraint, prudence & emotional illiteracy, impulsivity and recklessness are likely to produce bad luck. Dr T.P.Chia 
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