semiliteracy
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semiliteracy — noun The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language Despite his high school education, he is still stuck in semiliteracy. See Also: semiliterate … Wiktionary
semiliteracy — semilitˈeracy noun • • • Main Entry: ↑semi … Useful english dictionary
semiliterate — semiliteracy /sem ee lit euhr euh see, sem uy /, n. /sem ee lit euhr it, sem uy /, adj. 1. barely able to read and write. 2. capable of reading but not writing. 3. literate but poorly skilled or informed; lacking the proficiency of a literate… … Universalium
Likbez — ( ru. ликбез, IPA ru|lʲɪˈgbʲɛs; from a Russian abbreviation for likvidatsiya bezgramotnosti , ликвидация безграмотности, IPA| [lʲɪkvʲɪˈdatsɨjə bʲɪˈzgramətnəsʲtʲɪ] ) was a campaign of eradication of illiteracy in Soviet Russia in the 1920s and… … Wikipedia
epitaph — epitaphic /ep i taf ik/, adj. epitaphist, n. epitaphless, adj. /ep i taf , tahf /, n. 1. a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site. 2. a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased… … Universalium
semiliterate — adjective Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language See Also: semiliteracy … Wiktionary
