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Introduction. The ability to read and write is called literacy; its opposite is illiteracy. ... In some societies a person who can read the letters of the alphabet or read and write his or her own name is considered literate
LITERATE
- able to read and write
- Literacy, capacity to communicate using inscribed, printed, or electronic signs or symbols for representing language. Literacy is customarily contrasted with orality (oral tradition), which encompasses a broad set of strategies for communicating through oral and aural media. In real world situations, however, literate and oral modes of communication coexist and interact, not only within the same culture but also within the very same individual. (For additional information on the history, forms, and uses of writing and literacy, see writing.)
ILLITERATE
- not able to read and write
- having little or no education
especially : unable to read or write
- showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular field of knowledge
- violating approved patterns of speaking or writing
- showing or marked by a lack of familiarity with language and literature