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analphabetic

an·al·pha·bet·ic [ a nàlfə béttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not alphabetical: not in alphabetical order

2. illiterate: not knowing how to read or write



noun  (plural an·al·pha·bet·ics)
Definition:
 
illiterate person: somebody who cannot read or write

[Late 19th century. < Greek analphabētos "not knowing the alphabet" < alphabētos "alphabet"]
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