semiliteracy

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language.

Equivalents

DeutschHalbbildung

Examples

“Despite his high-school education, he is still stuck in semiliteracy.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

semiliterate Sémillon semilog paper Semilogarithmic semiloop semiloopoid

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