illiteracy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

illiteracy
    n 1: ignorance resulting from not reading
    2: an inability to read [syn: {illiteracy}, {analphabetism}]
       [ant: {literacy}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Illiteracy \Il*lit"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. {Illiteracies}. [From
   {Illiterate}.]
   1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of
      learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability
      to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last
      census.
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   2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
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            The many blunders and illiteracies of the first
            publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. --Pope.
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