Illiteracy

Definition of Illiteracy

Il`lit´er`a`cy

n.	1.	The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.
	2.	An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder. The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. - Pope.

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