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Literacy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write. See Usage Note at literate.

n. The condition or quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field: cultural literacy; biblical literacy.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The ability to read.

n. Understanding of something (ex. computer literacy).

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. State of being literate.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state of being literate; knowledge of letters; ability to read and write; possession of education; also, condition with reference to education: opposed to illiteracy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the ability to read and write

Word Usage

"Stein, a 10-year teaching veteran who holds National Board Certification in literacy, is a member of the Teacher Leaders Network."

Antonym

illiteracy

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

accomplishment acquisition acquirement skill attainment

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound