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il‧lit‧e‧rate1
1 someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write
2 badly written, in an uneducated way : 
It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes.
It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes.3 knowing very little about economics, politics etc
economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate
—illiteracy noun [uncountable]
WORD FOCUS: read 
WORD FOCUS: read 
to read parts of something: dip into, flick/leaf through, browse through
to read something quickly: skim, scan
to read something carefully: pore over, scrutinize
to read something long and boring: plough through British English/plow through American English, wade through
clear enough to read: legible
not clear enough to read: illegible
someone who is unable to read: illiterate
someone who likes reading very much: bookworm
➔ See also read
