ANALPHABET

analphabet, analphabetic

(noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

analphabet (plural analphabets)

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

Synonym: illiterate (noun)

Adjective

analphabet (comparative more analphabet, superlative most analphabet)

Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate. [from mid 17th c.]

Synonym: illiterate (adjective)

Source: Wiktionary



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IDENTIFY

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