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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet;
[syn: analphabet, analphabetic]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic;

2. not alphabetic;
- Example: "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"
- Example: "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"

3. having little acquaintance with writing;
- Example: "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society"
[syn: analphabetic, unlettered]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

analphabetic
    adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not
           alphabetic [ant: alphabetic, alphabetical]
    2: not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters";
       "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is
       analphabetic" [ant: alphabetic, alphabetical]
    3: having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials
       to assist the unlettered sector of society" [syn:
       analphabetic, unlettered]
    n 1: an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet [syn:
         analphabet, analphabetic]