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literacy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of literacy

the understanding and information gained from being educated

  • he impressed everyone with his general literacy as well as his natural intelligence
Synonyms of literacy

education, erudition, knowledge, learnedness, learning, scholarship
Words Related to literacy

culture, edification, enlightenment

reading

bookishness, pedantry
Near Antonyms of literacy

functional illiteracy
Antonyms of literacy

ignorance, illiteracy, illiterateness

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of literacy Spanish Central: Translation of literacy Nglish: Translation of literacy for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of literacy for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about literacy

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