literacy

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɪtərəsi/

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Noun

Singular literacy

Plural literacies

1. (uncountable) Literacy is the ability to read and write.

   The city has a literacy program for troubled young people.

   The state has a 98% literacy rate, the highest in the country.

Related words

• literate
• literature