Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- noun The condition or quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being literate; knowledge of letters; ability to read and write; possession of education; also, condition with reference to education: opposed to illiteracy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun State of being literate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
ability toread . - noun
Understanding of something (ex.computer literacy).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the ability to read and write
Etymologies
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Examples
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Literacy (definition): Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, literacy is \ "the quality or state of being literate" The term literate has (at least) two definitions: 1) able to read and write 2) Versed in literature or creative writing, having knowledge or competence in a specific field "" visual literacy\ "-" the ability to recognize and understand ideas conveyed through visible actions and images (as pictures) "
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Stein, a 10-year teaching veteran who holds National Board Certification in literacy, is a member of the Teacher Leaders Network.
Still trying to make sense of NBC's Teacher Town Hall Valerie Strauss 2010
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Although the term literacy is usually linked with only English or language art classes, soon Grande Yellowhead teachers in all disciplines will be pushing the power of reading.
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Although the term literacy is usually linked with only English or language art classes, soon Grande Yellowhead teachers in all disciplines will be pushing the power of reading.
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Although the term literacy is usually linked with only English or language art classes, soon Grande Yellowhead teachers in all disciplines will be pushing the power of reading.
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Although the term literacy is usually linked with only English or language art classes, soon Grande Yellowhead teachers in all disciplines will be pushing the power of reading.
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Media literacy is an expanded concept of literacy — the ability to share meaning through symbolic form, including critical viewing and response.
Archive 2009-05-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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One of the benefits of Digital media literacy is the revenue earning potential.
Literacy News from Digg – 248th Edition « Digg.com Digest « Digests « Literacy News 2010
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They probably are invested in "literacy" as a social ideal -- and I don't think illiteracy is an acceptable alternative -- and from this perspective they really aren't interested in Literature at all: Any port in a storm will do.
Genre Fiction 2010
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We are nation for whom the term "literacy" is purely one-dimesional.
reading and writing Dean Francis Alfar 2005
chained_bear commented on the word literacy
"...in many ways he was just another of the hucksters who spontaneously generated in an age when rising literacy rates (for the first time, more than 90 percent of the population could be misled by print ads) and increased personal wealth... made suckers plentiful."
—Charles Leerhsen, Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 254
October 28, 2008