antiliteracy

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adjective

Opposed to literacy.

“During the era of slavery, Southern antiliteracy laws prevented black people from learning to read.”

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Meanings

adjectiveantiliteracy (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOpposed to literacy.

    During the era of slavery, Southern antiliteracy laws prevented black people from learning to read.

Origin

From anti- + literacy.

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APA

antiliteracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiliteracy

MLA

“antiliteracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiliteracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiliteracy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiliteracy.

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