"illiterate" meaning in English

See illiterate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈlɪtərət/ Audio: en-us-illiterate.ogg [US] Forms: illiterate [positive], more illiterate [comparative], most illiterate [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone is illiterate, it means that the person can't read nor write.
    Sense id: simple-illiterate-en-adj-~EwudRbE

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈlɪtərət/ Audio: en-us-illiterate.ogg [US] Forms: illiterate [singular], illiterates [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An illiterate person is someone who cannot read nor write.
    Sense id: simple-illiterate-en-noun-TYOdp~Os
     
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