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illettré — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • illiterate adjective Unable to read or write.
  • unlearned adj ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
  • unlettered adj Not instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.

Senses

illettré is used for these senses in English:

  • illiterate Unable to read and write.
  • illiterate Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
  • illiterate An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.
  • unlearned ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
  • unlettered (figurative) Not instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.

illiterate — full definition

  1. adjective Unable to read or write.
  2. adjective Lacking basic knowledge in a particular field.

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