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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The group has a contract with Thank You Darlin’ Foundation, a nonprofit that empowers youth through literacy and arts, to provide etiquette and poetry classes that the grant can now pay for.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
Fintechs also need to build financial literacy, which remains a significant challenge even in advanced markets.
—Dhruv Arora, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
EdTech companies offering tutoring, literacy services and more spent nearly $900,000 lobbying in Michigan in 2024 and 2025, according to a Detroit Free Press analysis.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The fools of twenty-first-century Western imperialism possessed little of the historical literacy, let alone the moral sophistication, of Arendt, Weil, and Camus.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
Fintechs also need to build financial literacy, which remains a significant challenge even in advanced markets.
—Dhruv Arora, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
EdTech companies offering tutoring, literacy services and more spent nearly $900,000 lobbying in Michigan in 2024 and 2025, according to a Detroit Free Press analysis.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The fools of twenty-first-century Western imperialism possessed little of the historical literacy, let alone the moral sophistication, of Arendt, Weil, and Camus.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literacy. Accessed 27 Nov. 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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