ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nonilliterate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Nonilliterate is an adjective meaning (rare) Not illiterate, but having relative poor literacy.

Meaning

(rare) Not illiterate, but having relative poor literacy.

Example Sentences

Power's point is not to be dismissed entirely; she undoubtedly speaks for many of the nonpoor and nonilliterate in the society.
Thus, to be literate, in Arabic, is to be nonilliterate, which implies a lower level of literacy than "literacy" in the English language.
Most nonilliterate cadres at the battalion level and above have only a rough idea of Chinese characters, without the ability to read theoretical books.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nonliterate, unliterate, semiliterate, aliterate, quasiliterate, ungrammared.

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