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How to pronounce “illiterate”
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Pronunciation guide for illiterate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of illiterate with real speech in context.
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- 4 Steps to Unlock Your Kid's Math Potential
and leaving the rest illiterate.
- Definition summary
- Unable to read and write.
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How to pronounce illiterate
4 Steps to Unlock Your Kid's Math Potential

and leaving the rest illiterate.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “illiterate”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Unable to read and write.
- Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
- Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
- Ignorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.
- [Noun]
- An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.
- A person ignorant about a given subject. (The relevant subject is usually named as a noun adjunct.)
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