Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write. See Usage Note at literate.
- n. The condition or quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field: cultural literacy; biblical literacy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state of being literate; knowledge of letters; ability to read and write; possession of education; also, condition with reference to education: opposed to illiteracy.
Wiktionary
- n. The ability to read.
- n. Understanding of something (ex. computer literacy).
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. State of being literate.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the ability to read and write
Etymologies
- From literate + -cy. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Literacy (definition): Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, literacy is \ "the quality or state of being literate" The term literate has (at least) two definitions: 1) able to read and write 2) Versed in literature or creative writing, having knowledge or competence in a specific field "" visual literacy\ "-" the ability to recognize and understand ideas conveyed through visible actions and images (as pictures) ”
“Stein, a 10-year teaching veteran who holds National Board Certification in literacy, is a member of the Teacher Leaders Network.”
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“Although the term literacy is usually linked with only English or language art classes, soon Grande Yellowhead teachers in all disciplines will be pushing the power of reading.”
“One of the benefits of Digital media literacy is the revenue earning potential.”
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“Media literacy is an expanded concept of literacy — the ability to share meaning through symbolic form, including critical viewing and response.”
“They probably are invested in "literacy" as a social ideal -- and I don't think illiteracy is an acceptable alternative -- and from this perspective they really aren't interested in Literature at all: Any port in a storm will do.”
“We are nation for whom the term "literacy" is purely one-dimesional.”
“I just intuit that managerial competence and domain literacy are each about an order of magnitude more important than experience interacting with Congress, for a a federal department appointee. viagra Says:”
“Managerial excellence, domain literacy (intelligence gathering and analysis).”
“The map shows gender inequality, using a composite gender inequality index based on the state rankings for three variables: difference in literacy rates between male and females, differences in rates of economic participation and the percentage of municipal leaders who are female.”
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my dictionary
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My Modern Job in the Past
Words I come across at work.
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Immigration
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library words
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for literacy.
chained_bear "...in many ways he was just another of the hucksters who spontaneously generated in an age when rising literacy rates (for the first time, more than 90 percent of the population could be misled by print ads) and increased personal wealth... made suckers plentiful."
—Charles Leerhsen, Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 254 Oct 27, 2008