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lit·er·a·cy

(lĭt′ər-ə-sē)

1. The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write. See Usage Note at literate.

2. The condition or quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field: cultural literacy; biblical literacy.

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literacy

(ˈlɪtərəsɪ)

1. the ability to read and write

2. the ability to use language proficiently

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lit•er•a•cy

(ˈlɪt ər ə si)

n.

1. the quality or state of being literate, esp. the ability to read and write.

2. a person's knowledge of a particular subject or field: to acquire computer literacy.

[1880–85]

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Noun

literacy - the ability to read and write

acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training

analphabetism, illiteracy - an inability to read

literacy

noun education, learning, knowledge, scholarship, cultivation, proficiency, articulacy, ability to read and write, articulateness Many of them have some problems with literacy and numeracy.

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Translations

مَعْرِفَة القِراءَه والكِتابَه

gramotnost

det at kunne læse og skrive

Bildung Fähigkeit KenntnisseLese- und Schreibfähigkeit

alfabetismo capacidad de leer y escribir

lukutaito

littératielittérismealphabétisation alphabétismelettrure

pismenost

írni-olvasni tudás

lestrar- og skriftarkunnátta

alfabetizzazione cultura istruito letterale letteralmente

det å kunne lese og skrive

грамотность

gramotnosť

pismenost

okur yazarlık

精通文学

literacy

[ˈlɪtərəsɪ]

A. N → alfabetismo m, capacidad f de leer y escribir
literacy is low in Burkina Faso → el grado de alfabetización es bajo en Burkina Faso

B. CPD literacy campaign N → campaña f de alfabetización
literacy project, literacy scheme N → programa m de alfabetización
literacy test N → prueba f básica de lectura y escritura

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literacy

[ˈlɪt^ərəsi]

n
basic literacy and numeracy → des notions élémentaires de lecture, d'écriture et de calcul
people who have problems with literacy and numeracy → les personnes qui ont des difficultés pour lire, écrire et compter

modif [skills] → en lecture et écriture; [rate, strategy, program] → d'alphabétisation literacy hourliteracy hour n → heure f consacrée à la lecture et à l'écriture

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literacy

n → Fähigkeit f → lesen und schreiben zu können; many adults have problems with literacy → viele Erwachsene haben Probleme mit dem Lesen und Schreiben; literacy campaign → Kampagne f → gegen das Analphabetentum, Alphabetisierungskampagne f; the literacy rate in this region is only 30% → die Analphabetenquote in dieser Region beträgt 70%; literacy is high here → die Analphabetenquote hier ist niedrig; literacy test → Lese- und Schreibtest m

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literacy

[ˈlɪt/ərəsɪ] n → il saper leggere e scrivere

literate

(ˈlitərət) adjective

1. able to read and write.

2. clever and having read a great deal.

ˈliteracy noun

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The view taken by Allen and Sikes, amongst other scholars, is doubtless right, that these longer hymns are only technically preludes and show to what disproportionate lengths a simple literacy form can be developed.

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Hunt was a great poetic stimulus to Keats, but he is largely responsible for the flippant jauntiness and formlessness of Keats' earlier poetry, and the connection brought on Keats from the outset the relentless hostility of the literacy critics, who had dubbed Hunt and his friends 'The Cockney [i.e., Vulgar] School of Poetry.'

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MULTAN -- Provincial Minister for Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Raja Rashid Hafeez Wednesday said the Literacy department was utilizing all possible resources for the promotion of quality education.

1800 new students enrolled in literacy schools during last 3

This Saturday, the Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, will join the rest of the world to mark this year's International Literacy Day.

Literacy education essential tool to boost GDP -Aderinoye

The literacy rate in Pakistan for the age group of 10 years and older saw an annual two per cent increase to 60 percent.

literacy rate in Pakistan

Objectives: To assess the functional health literacy among adolescents of Model schools of Islamabad.

ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL HEALTH LITERACY AMONG ADOLESCENTS OF MODEL SCHOOLS OF ISLAMABAD

ISLAMABAD -- The Vision-2025 goal to achieve 90 percent literacy rate in the country by 2025 appears to be an illusive target as the existing number of feeder schools and literacy centres of NCHD lag far behind the required standard.

Achieving 90pc literacy, an illusive Vision 2025 target: Experts

Orlando, FL, May 24, 2018 --(PR.com)-- The Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC) hosted its 34th Annual Florida Literacy Conference May 9-11 at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary.

Florida Literacy Awards Presented at 34th Annual Florida Literacy Conference

More than 2,000 educators from 91 countries and territories responded to the most recent survey from the International Literacy Association, targeting the most important issues in literacy.

Takeaways from the 2018 'What's Hot in Literacy' report

And, according to figures published yesterday by the National Literacy Trust (NLT), the areas with the lowest levels of literacy generally also have a lower life expectancy.