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How to pronounce “illiterate”

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Pronunciation guide for illiterate

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of illiterate with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Inge Missmahl brings peace to the minds of Afghanistan 13 minutes, 51 secondsand 70 percent of the people are illiterate.
Definition summary: Unable to read and write.

Example 1 of 8

Inge Missmahl brings peace to the minds of Afghanistan 13 minutes, 51 seconds

and 70 percent of the people are illiterate.

[Adjective]
Unable to read and write.
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
Ignorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.
[Noun]
An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.
A person ignorant about a given subject. (The relevant subject is usually named as a noun adjunct.)

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