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Meaning of aliterate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

aliterate

Pronunciation:/eɪˈlɪtəɹət/

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.

    Example: Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Disinclined to read though not illiterate; able to read but reluctant or unlikely to do so.