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noun
The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: subliteracy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English literacy English semiliteracy From semi- + literacy.
