"subliterate" meaning in English

See subliterate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sʌbˈlɪtəɹət/ Forms: more subliterate [comparative], most subliterate [superlative]
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  1. Having inferior literacy skills. Synonyms: semiliterate, underlanguaged Derived forms: subliterately Coordinate_terms: illiterate, literate
    Sense id: en-subliterate-en-adj--QVvEglj Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 18

Noun

IPA: /sʌbˈlɪtəɹət/ Forms: subliterates [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English literate English subliterate From sub- + literate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sub-|literate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English literate English subliterate [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "literate", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "subliterate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="subliterate"> From sub- + literate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} subliterate (plural subliterates)
  1. A subliterate person. Synonyms: semiliterate Coordinate_terms: illiterate, literate
    Sense id: en-subliterate-en-noun-Lbb1Q23-

Inflected forms

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