Etymology

semiliteracy

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Today it means: The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language. Full definition →

English literacy ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishliteracy
  6. English todaysemiliteracy

From semi- + literacy.

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