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ILLITERATE PERSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
illiterate; illiterate person; nonreader
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("illiterate person" is a kind of...):
ignoramus; know nothing; uneducated person (an ignorant person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "illiterate person"):
analphabet; analphabetic (an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet)
functional illiterate (a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs)