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The average person doesn't understand what a stem cell is. There's a lack of health literacy in our nation. So the public can't really get into this dialogue because they don't understand the complexity of stem cells, not the faith-based approach, not the ideological or political, but the science behind stem cells.
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Meaning of "literacy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITERACY

literacy  [ˈlɪtərəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITERACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Literacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LITERACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

literacy

Literacy

Literacy is the ability to read and write. The inability to do so is called illiteracy or analphabetism. Visual literacy also includes the ability to understand visual forms of communication such as body language, pictures, maps, and video. Evolving definitions of literacy often include all the symbol systems relevant to a particular community. Literacy encompasses a complex set of abilities to understand and use the dominant symbol systems of a culture for personal and community development. In a technological society, the concept of literacy is expanding to include the media and electronic text, in addition to alphabetic and number systems. These abilities vary in different social and cultural contexts according to need, demand and education. The primary sense of literacy still represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from a critical interpretation of the written or printed text. The key to all literacy is reading development, a progression of skills that begins with the ability to understand spoken words and decode written words, and culminates in the deep understanding of text.

Definition of literacy in the English dictionary

The definition of literacy in the dictionary is the ability to read and write. Other definition of literacy is the ability to use language proficiently.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITERACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
aliteracy
eɪˈlɪtərəsɪ
confederacy
kənˈfɛdərəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
curacy
ˈkjʊərəsɪ
degeneracy
dɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
federacy
ˈfɛdərəsɪ
hypocrisy
hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ
illiteracy
ɪˈlɪtərəsɪ
innumeracy
ɪnˈjuːmərəsɪ
inveteracy
ɪnˈvɛtərəsɪ
itineracy
ɪˈtɪnərəsɪ
numeracy
ˈnjuːmərəsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
preliteracy
priːˈlɪtərəsɪ
regeneracy
rɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ
retiracy
rɪˈtaɪərəsɪ
subliteracy
sʌbˈlɪtərəsɪ
unregeneracy
ˌʌnrɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITERACY

liter
literacy campaign
literacy hour
literacy project
literacy test
literae humaniores
literal
literal error
literal-minded
literal-mindedness
literalisation
literaliser
literalism
literalist
literalistic
literalistically
literality
literalization
literalize
literalizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITERACY

antipiracy
aristocracy
autocracy
computer literacy
Delian Confederacy
emotional literacy
functional illiteracy
inaccuracy
kleptocracy
liberal democracy
magistracy
meritocracy
pinpoint accuracy
plutocracy
racy
social democracy
technocracy
the Confederacy
theocracy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of literacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LITERACY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «literacy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of literacy

Translation of «literacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITERACY

Find out the translation of literacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of literacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «literacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

读写能力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alfabetismo
570 millions of speakers

English

literacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साक्षरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محو الأمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грамотность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capacidade de ler e escrever
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাক্ষরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

degré d´alphabétisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melek huruf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lese- und Schreibfähigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

読み書き能力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

읽고 쓰는 능력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kesusastraan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biết đọc biết viết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்வியறிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साक्षरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

okur yazarlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il sapere leggere e scrivere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Umiejętność korzystania z
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грамотність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alfabetizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλφαβητισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geletterdheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läskunnighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

literacy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of literacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITERACY»

The term «literacy» is very widely used and occupies the 12.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of literacy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITERACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «literacy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «literacy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about literacy

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10 QUOTES WITH «LITERACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word literacy.
1
Umera Ahmad
I come from the small town of Sialkot in Pakistan. During pre-Partition, this town had the highest literacy rate among women.
2
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
Sixty-six percent is the literacy rate in the Arab world. We have 58 million illiterate among adults in our part of the world.
3
John Battelle
As the border between physical and digital gets more permeable, a new kind of literacy emerges. And that literacy is built on a foundation of code - whether it's the codes of letters and words, or the code of bits and algorithms.
4
Melissa Bean
And I also serve on a caucus that addresses financial literacy for young people in this country. And it is so hypocritical that we want to talk to these kids about how to better manage their money when we are not doing a good job with our Nation's resources.
5
George W. Bush
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
6
Jenna Bush
I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children's issues and literacy.
7
Richard Carmona
The average person doesn't understand what a stem cell is. There's a lack of health literacy in our nation. So the public can't really get into this dialogue because they don't understand the complexity of stem cells, not the faith-based approach, not the ideological or political, but the science behind stem cells.
8
Joaquin Castro
As a state legislator, I had worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass a number of bills, including some related to higher education and juvenile justice; I'd created what would become San Antonio's largest book drive and literacy campaign.
9
Tom Chatfield
Mass literacy is a phenomenon of the past few centuries, and one that has reached the majority of the world's adult population only within the past 75 years.
10
Chelsea Clinton
I'm really grateful I grew up in a house in which media literacy was a survival skill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITERACY»

Discover the use of literacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to literacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Literacy: What Works?
Sue Palmer and Pie Corbett are the best-known names in Primary Literacy. This book distils their vast experience, and the experience of five years of the Literacy Strategy.
Sue Palmer, Pie Corbett, 2003
2
Literacy in American Lives
Looks at the the role of literacy learning over the past century and the impact it has had on people born between 1895 and 1985.
Deborah Brandt, 2001
3
Literacy: An Advanced Resource Book
Literacy is a comprehensive textbook which provides students and researchers with support for advanced study of the topic.
Brian V. Street, Adam Lefstein, 2007
4
Jewish Literacy in Roman Palestine
Since Judaism has always been seen as the quintessential 'religion of the book', a high literacy rate amongst ancient Jews has usually been taken for granted.
Catherine Hezser, 2001
5
Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a ...
The essays in this volume were written between 1984 and 1989 for different audiences and for different purposes.
David W. Orr, 1992
6
Literacy in Theory and Practice
This book challenges conventional theories about literacy, and the practices which often arise from them.
Brian V. Street, 1984
7
Critical Literacy: Politics, Praxis, and the Postmodern
Some of the 14 essays are theoretical, other present case studies of
Colin Lankshear, Peter McLaren, 1993
8
Practical Computer Literacy
This book provides a state of the art introduction to computer concepts and software applications, written in an easy to read style.
June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja, 2010
9
Emotional Literacy: The Heart of Classroom Management
This book will be of interest to all teachers and parents who feel that they need fresh inspiration when working with the escalating problems of bullying, both from the experience of the child being bullied and the child doing the bullying.
Patricia Sherwood, 2008
10
Personal Financial Literacy
Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Joan Ryan, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITERACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term literacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fostering Literacy by Eliminating Book Deserts - US News
William Teale, a professor of literacy, language and culture at the University of Illinois at Chicago and director of its Center for Literacy, said ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Area school district opposes bill requiring financial literacy education
BLOOMER, Wis. (WEAU) -- A new proposal requiring Wisconsin public schools to teach financial literacy skills is being met with opposition from ... «WEAU, Jul 15»
3
Literacy Lubbock hosts month-long book fair - The Daily Toreador …
Literacy Lubbock hosted Star Wars Saturday in Barnes and Noble at South Plains Mall on Saturday, continuing the second annual Get Pop ... «The Daily Toreador, Jul 15»
4
Domino's Promotes Emoji Literacy With Flash Cards | Co.Create …
Domino's Promotes Emoji Literacy With Flash Cards. By Megan Haynes. Domino's, the chain that pioneered emoji ordering, wants everyone to ... «Co.Create, Jul 15»
5
Delaware County Literacy Council marks 40th anniversary …
The Delaware County Literacy Council celebrated 40 years of adults ... DCLC's staff and volunteers teach literacy skills to adults whose skills ... «Delco News Network, Jul 15»
6
Otto Bremer Foundation supports literacy : Dunn County News
EAU CLAIRE — Literacy Volunteers Chippewa Valley has received a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation. The foundation is supporting ... «Chippewa Herald, Jul 15»
7
'Massive improvement' in Edinburgh school literacy - Edinburgh …
Literacy improvements have been rapid, with the average pupil who took part in 2013-14 enjoying a 19-month advance in reading age after ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
8
White House Launches ConnectHome For Better Digital Literacy
White House Launches ConnectHome For Better Digital Literacy, Google And Other Tech Companies Pitch In. By lorie.thereselocara | Jul 20 ... «Droid Report, Jul 15»
9
BMC Public Health | Full text | Distribution of health literacy strengths …
Distribution of health literacy strengths and weaknesses across socio-demographic groups: a cross-sectional survey using the Health Literacy ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
10
Noisy test predicts future reading trouble - Futurity
"The importance of our biological approach is that we can see how the brain makes sense of sound and its impact for literacy, in any child," ... «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Literacy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/literacy>. May 2024 ».
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