illiteracy

1. (uncountable)The inability to read and write.

   Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.

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   негра́мотностьnegrámotnostʹ, безгра́мотностьbezgrámotnostʹ

   an inability to read

2. (uncountable)The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.

3. (countable)A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.

4. (broadly, uncountable)Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

1. I'm giving you a downvote for illiteracy.

   ruСтавлю тебе дизлайк за безграмотность.

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2. The percentage of illiteracy in that country is 36%.

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3. Monolingualism is the illiteracy of the 21st century.

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4. Unchallenged faith in books is worse than illiteracy.

   ruБезраздельная вера книгам хуже, чем безграмотность.

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5. The government has made joint efforts to eradicate illiteracy.

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