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aliterate

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a·lit·er·ate  (-ltr-t)
adj.
Able to read but not interested in reading. See Usage Note at literate.
a·liter·a·cy n.
a·liter·ate n.
aliterate [eɪˈlɪtərɪt]
n
a person who is able to read but disinclined to do so
adj
of or relating to aliterates
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aliterate - a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sourcesaliterate - a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources
aliterate person
ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person - an ignorant person
Translations
aliterate
adj to be aliterate → so gut wie nie lesen
n Person, die so gut wie nie liest
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The majority of my students are aliterate, meaning they know how to read but have chosen not to read or readjust enough to get by.
Transformative teaching in a developmental reading program by Morris, Deb; Price, Debra / Journal of College Reading and Learning
So many Americans are aliterate, she told her hosts - they can read but don't want to.
Diary by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
That's a problem because the point of McGruder's style of pop-cultural subversion (like that of his white blood brother, Michael Moore) is to get the revolutionary message into the minds of the unthinking, aliterate media consumer.
Down with The Boondocks: Aaron McGruder rages against the machine by Collum, Danny Duncan / Sojourners
 
 
 
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