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Noun: illiteracy  i'li-t(u-)ru-see
  1. Ignorance resulting from not reading
     
  2. An inability to read
    - analphabetism

Derived forms: illiteracies

Type of: ignorance, inability

Antonym: literacy

Encyclopedia: Illiteracy

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Illimani
illimitable
illimited
ill-informed
Illinois
Illinois language
Illinois River
Illinoisan
illiquid
illiquidity
illiteracy
illiterate
illiterate person
ill-judged
ill-mannered
ill-natured
illness
illocution
illogic
illogical
illogicality