subliteracy

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noun

The state or condition of being subliterate.

“Their study found disturbing amounts of subliteracy among many people who had nonetheless managed to squeak their way through school to a diploma or degree.”

Similar
semiliteracy
OriginEnglish literacy ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

nounsubliteracy (usually uncountable, plural subliteracies)

plural subliteracies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or condition of being subliterate.

    Their study found disturbing amounts of subliteracy among many people who had nonetheless managed to squeak their way through school to a diploma or degree.

    Synonyms: semiliteracy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or condition of being subliterate.

Similar
semiliteracy
Also see
semiliteracy

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishliteracy
  5. Englishsubliteracy

From sub- + literacy.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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