nonliterate

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adjective

Not literate; illiterate

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivenonliterate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot literate; illiterate
nounnonliterate (plural nonliterates)

plural nonliterates

  1. A nonliterate person.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveused of a society that has not developed writing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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