Meanings
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1
noun
The ability to read and write.
The campaign aims to improve literacy among adults in rural areas.
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2
noun
Knowledge of and skill in a particular subject or area.
Computer literacy is now essential for most office jobs.
Thesaurus
Opposites
illiteracy
Word family
Forms
literacies
Derived forms
aliteracyantiliteracybiliteracycineliteracycomputeracycyberliteracye-literacyecoliteracyelectracyhyperliteracymediacymetaliteracy
Etymology
From literate + -cy.