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unlettered in Latin

unlettered in Latin is illitterātus — unlettered means having had little or no schooling, and unable to read.

unlettered in Latin

illitterātus
adj
(figurative) Not instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.

What does "unlettered" mean?

  1. adj Having had little or no schooling, and unable to read.
    "They were short days, for into them were crowded many hours of insidious instruction of the unlettered child by the lonely woman."
  2. adj Not shown or written using letters of the alphabet.
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unlettered in a sentence

  • They were short days, for into them were crowded many hours of insidious instruction of the unlettered child by the lonely woman.
  • Thus, the oldest Price girl, Fanny, is plucked from her pack of siblings and, at 10 years old, largely unlettered, hypersensitive and extremely timid, the girl is thrust into the life of Mansfield Park, a great estate in the country.

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What is "unlettered" in Latin?
"unlettered" in Latin is illitterātus. unlettered means: Having had little or no schooling, and unable to read.
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