Meaning & Definition of Literacy in English
English⟶
Literacy
/lɪtərəsi/
noun
1. The ability to read and write
synonym:
- literacy
Examples of using
In China, there is a large number of characters, so the goal of the character simplification was to replace the complex traditional characters with easy to remember simplified characters and increase the literacy rate.
Many new teachers feel ill-prepared to teach basic literacy and numeracy.