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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not interested in or able to read artistic literature.
  • adjective Of, relating to, or being language that is dialectal, slangy, or full of jargon.

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  • adjective Having inferior literacy skills.
  • noun A subliterate person.

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sub- +‎ literate

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