analphabet

noun
an·​al·​pha·​bet | \ (ˌ)an-ˈal-fə-ˌbet How to pronounce analphabet (audio) , -bət\

Definition of analphabet

: a person who cannot read : illiterate

Other Words from analphabet

analphabetic \ ˌan-​ˌal-​fə-​ˈbe-​tik How to pronounce analphabetic (audio) \ adjective or noun
analphabetism \ (ˌ)an-​ˈal-​fə-​bə-​ˌti-​zəm How to pronounce analphabetism (audio) \ noun

First Known Use of analphabet

1881, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for analphabet

Greek analphabētos not knowing the alphabet, from an- + alphabētos alphabet

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