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Meaning of "semiliterate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMILITERATE

semiliterate  [ˌsɛmɪˈlɪtərɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMILITERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semiliterate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SEMILITERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of semiliterate in the English dictionary

The definition of semiliterate in the dictionary is hardly able to read or write. Other definition of semiliterate is able to read but not to write.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMILITERATE


aliterate
eɪˈlɪtərɪt
Carteret
ˈkɑːtərɪt
collectorate
kəˈlɛktərɪt
directorate
dɪˈrɛktərɪt
doctorate
ˈdɒktərɪt
electorate
ɪˈlɛktərɪt
illiterate
ɪˈlɪtərɪt
inspectorate
ɪnˈspɛktərɪt
inveterate
ɪnˈvɛtərɪt
lectorate
ˈlɛktərɪt
literate
ˈlɪtərɪt
masterate
ˈmɑːstərɪt
nonliterate
ˌnɒnˈlɪtərɪt
pastorate
ˈpɑːstərɪt
preceptorate
prɪˈsɛptərɪt
preliterate
priːˈlɪtərɪt
presbyterate
prɛzˈbɪtərɪt
preterit
ˈprɛtərɪt
preterite
ˈprɛtərɪt
protectorate
prəˈtɛktərɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMILITERATE

semigala
semiglobe
semiglobular
semigloss
semigroup
semihard
semihigh
semihobo
semilethal
semiliquid
semilog
semilogarithmic
semilucent
semilunar
semilunar valve
semilunate
semilune
semilustrous
semimanufacture
semimat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMILITERATE

accelerate
accurate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
cooperate
degenerate
deliberate
desperate
enterate
enumerate
generate
liberate
moderate
operate
proliferate
refrigerate
regenerate
reiterate
temperate
tolerate

Synonyms and antonyms of semiliterate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semiliterate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMILITERATE

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

Translator English - Chinese

半文盲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semianalfabetos
570 millions of speakers

English

semiliterate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semiliterate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semiliterate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малограмотный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semi-analfabeta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semiliterate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semi-analphabètes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semiliterate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

semiliterate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semiliterate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semiliterate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semiliterate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semiliterate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரளவிற்கு மட்டுமே படித்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेमीिलिटेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarı okur yazar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semianalfabeta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semiliterate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малограмотний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semiliterate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

semiliterate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semiliterate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semiliterate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semiliterate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semiliterate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMILITERATE»

The term «semiliterate» is normally little used and occupies the 145.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMILITERATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «semiliterate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «semiliterate» 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 semiliterate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMILITERATE»

Discover the use of semiliterate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semiliterate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Literary and Social Diasporas: An Italian Australian Perspective
Nevertheless, as the corpus demonstrates, at least in the last fifty years, semiliterate migrants have also written for different purposes, hence following a great variety of possible models of reference. It is also probably true that, as Cardona ...
Gaetano Rando, Gerry Turcotte, 2007
2
Development of theory of mind and mental state language in ...
( 1 ) Frequency of occurrence is more among literate adults than semiliterate and illiterate adults. Similarly frequency of occurrence is more among schooled children than among unschooled children. (2) The most frequently occurred words are ...
Nandita Babu, 2009
3
The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing ...
... 0.20 0.21 0.00 0.36 0.42 0.14 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.78 0.29 0.24 0.34 0.00 0.38 908 By education N Illiterate and semiliterate Primary schooling Junior middle. 40-44 45—49 By education N Illiterate and semiliterate Primary schooling Junior ...
Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries, Barney Cohen, Nelly P. Stromquist, 2005
4
Peasant Metropolis: Social Identities in Moscow, 1929-1941
The semiliterate simply could not absorb most written propaganda. More than half of Russian peasants were still illiterate in 1929. Though peasants who migrated to cities tended to be the younger and more literate ones, their ranks still  ...
David Lloyd Hoffmann, 2000
5
In the Line of Fire
Leaving the extremist fringe aside, the moderate majority can be divided into three broad categories. On one side are the semiliterate de facto clerics (Islam recognizes no church or clergy) with a very orthodox, ritualistic understanding of Islam.
Pervez Musharraf, 2008
6
Growing Gaps: Educational Inequality around the World
... schooling of peoplewhose fathershadcompleted uppersecondary schoolor beyond was on average longerby2.3years than thatofpeople whosefathers were either illiterate or semiliterate; the schooling of peoplewhose fathers had completed ...
Paul Attewell, Katherine S. Newman, 2010
7
Dimensions of the Community College: International, ...
Since the CVE works mainly with the rural and urban poor, tenthgrade dropouts, women, and people who have never had an opportunity to learn skills, the curriculum is being designed in three tiers: for the illiterate, semiliterate, and literate ...
Norma Tarrow, Rosalind Latiner Raby, 2014
8
Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics VII: Papers from the ...
The smaller group, whose results are shown in parentheses, were 13 semiliterate subjects tested earlier in the year by Parkinson. As can readily be seen from this table, both the educated and semiliterate subjects converge on the following ...
Mushira Eid, 1995
9
Multicultural Education, Critical Pedagogy, and the Politics ...
In other words, at the lowest level of instrumental literacy, a semiliterate reads the word but is unable to read the world. At the highest level of instrumental literacy achieved via specialization, the semiliterate is able to read the text of his or her ...
Christine E. Sleeter, Peter McLaren, 1995
10
Postmodern Minimalist Philosophy
Illiterate and Semiliterate If chimpanzees can teach academics a thing or two, why can't illiterate and semiliterate people do the same? Elitism Would Collapse If elitists were to abandon intellectual esthetics, elitism would collapse in no time at ...
Keith N. Ferreira, 2004

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMILITERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semiliterate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Macbeth's Justin Kurzel Charting The True History Of The Kelly Gang
In True History of the Kelly Gang, the legendary Ned Kelly speaks for himself, scribbling his narrative on errant scraps of paper in semiliterate but magically ... «We Got This Covered, Jul 15»
2
Company assisting semiliterate mineworkers to improve health and …
Communication specialist for semiliterate audiences Jincom says it aims to assist in improving the mining safety statistics in 2013 by educating and uplifting ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, May 13»
3
Great Scientist ≠ Good at Math
Well, I have a professional secret to share: Many of the most successful scientists in the world today are mathematically no more than semiliterate. Many of the ... «Wall Street Journal- India, Apr 13»
4
Arlington Resident a National Punctuation Day Winner
The semiliterate—and unintentionally hilarious—sound bites of the 2012 presidential candidates (such as this recent gem by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, quoted in ... «ARL now, Dec 11»

REFERENCE
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