Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonliterate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-lit-er-ate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not literate; illiterate

noun

A nonliterate person.

Etymology

From non- + literate.

Inflected Forms

nonliterates (plural)

Synonyms

preliterate

Questions

What does nonliterate mean?
Not literate; illiterate
Where does nonliterate come from?
From non- + literate.

How to pronounce nonliterate

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