hyperliteracy

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noun

Very high literacy.

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Meanings

nounhyperliteracy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableVery high literacy.

    But to audiences who appreciate the collision of hyperliteracy with parables from the tabloids, she’s an outstanding M.C.

    2007 September 6, Virginia Heffernan, “A Pop Savant, Up Late and Armed With Wit”, in New York Times
  2. uncountableFamiliarity with hypertext technologies.

Origin

From hyper- + literacy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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