Semiliteracy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language. uncountable

    "Despite his high-school education, he is still stuck in semiliteracy."

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illiteracyliteracysubliteracy

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"Despite his high-school education, he is still stuck in semiliteracy."

Etymology

From semi- + literacy.

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