Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subliteracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-lit-er-a-cy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being subliterate.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English literacy English subliteracy From sub- + literacy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

subliteracies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

illiteracy literacy

Synonyms

semiliteracy

Questions

What does subliteracy mean?: The state or condition of being subliterate.
Where does subliteracy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English literacy English subliteracy From sub- + literacy.

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