Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The ability to read and write.

    Lese- und Schreibfähigkeit

    гра́мотностьgrámotnostʹ

    письме́нністьpysʹménnistʹ, гра́мотністьhrámotnistʹ

    the ability to read and write

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)The ability to understand and evaluate something.

    computer literacy

    media literacy

    Kenntnisse, Bildung

    гра́мотностьgrámotnostʹ

Examples

20 sentences
  1. The overall literacy rate is around 55%, and is significantly lower for women than for men.

    Загальний рівень грамотності приблизно 55%, і значно менший для жінок, ніж для чоловіків

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  2. Algeria has a high literacy rate.

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  3. This organisation promotes literacy in rural areas.

    deDiese Organisation fördert die Lesekompetenz in den ländlichen Regionen.

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  4. Algeria has achieved a high literacy rate.

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  5. He presented a workshop on digital literacy.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ability to read and write:
Русский
By meaning 1
ability to read and write:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
ability to read and write:
understanding of something:

Origin

From liter(ate) + -acy.

From liter(ate) + -acy.

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