literacy
noun
lit·er·a·cy
ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē 
: the quality or state of being literate
a program to promote adult literacy
Examples of literacy in a Sentence
The program is intended to promote adult literacy among people who have had very little schooling.
Their goal is to achieve basic literacy.
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Time Pr, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Successful management will be characterized by versatility, agility and multiple competencies, where emotional intelligence intersects with systems fluency, and cognitive agility interfaces with technological literacy.
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King explains that these struggle with fragmentation, access to capital, and weak AI capabilities due to low AI literacy and a lack of concrete use cases with clear return on investment.
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Fantasy Reynolds, a volunteer with the project, praised the council and city leaders for putting city resources behind solving the literacy problem.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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Time Pr, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Successful management will be characterized by versatility, agility and multiple competencies, where emotional intelligence intersects with systems fluency, and cognitive agility interfaces with technological literacy.
—Ingrid Vasiliu Feltes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
King explains that these struggle with fragmentation, access to capital, and weak AI capabilities due to low AI literacy and a lack of concrete use cases with clear return on investment.
—Tasmin Lockwood, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Fantasy Reynolds, a volunteer with the project, praised the council and city leaders for putting city resources behind solving the literacy problem.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literacy. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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literacy
noun
lit·er·a·cy
ˈlit-ə-rə-sē
ˈli-trə-sē
: the quality or state of being literate
computer literacy
especially
: ability to read and write
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