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French
Etymology
From il- + lettré.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.lɛ.tʁe/ ~ /i.le.tʁe/
Adjective
illettré (feminine illettrée, masculine plural illettrés, feminine plural illettrées)
- illiterate; analphabetic
- (dated) uncultured; lacking literary culture
Antonyms
Noun
illettré m (plural illettrés, feminine illettrée)
- illiterate (someone who cannot read or write)
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