Illiterate \Il*lit"er*ate\, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not +
literatus learned. See {In-} not, and {Literal}.]
Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books;
unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man,
or people.
Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.
See {Ignorant}. -- {Il*lit"er*ate*ly}, adv. --
{Il*lit"er*ate*ness}, n.
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