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literacy

[ lit-er-uh-see ]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
  2. possession of education:

    to question someone's literacy.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. a person's knowledge of a particular subject or field:

    to acquire computer literacy;

    improving your financial literacy.



literacy

/ ˈ±ôɪ³ÙÉ™°ùÉ™²õɪ /

noun

  1. the ability to read and write
  2. the ability to use language proficiently
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of literacy1

First recorded in 1880–85; liter(ate) + -acy
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Libraries across California are bracing for cuts to early literacy, information access and continuing education programs after the Trump administration’s latest effort to slash federal spending took aim at the nation’s libraries and museums.

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Credit card debt usually starts with poor financial literacy and a misunderstanding of how interest works, Lubo said.

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Once literacy censors realized racial animosity wasn’t working, tactics shifted to demonizing queer literature, particularly books about the trans experience.

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The committee called for better media literacy education in schools, including about how algorithms work and how students can "protect themselves and distinguish fact from fiction".

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As I detail in my new book, the Black struggle for literacy is the closest thing we have to a holy testament to the connection between literacy and our humanity.

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