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illiterate

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  1. ignorant              
 
il.lit.er.ate \-'(l)it-*-r*t, -'(l)i-tr*t\ aj [L illiteratus, fr. in- + 
   litteratus literate] 1: having little or no education : UNLETTERED; esp : 
   unabl e to read or write 2a: showing or marked by a lack of familiarity 
   with language and literatur e 2b: violating approved patterns of speaking 
   or writing  3: showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the 
   fundamentals of a  particular field of knowledge - illiterate n