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analphabetic

[ an-al-fuh-bet-ik, an-al- ]

adjective

  1. not alphabetic:

    an analphabetic arrangement of letters.

  2. unable to read or write; illiterate:

    analphabetic peoples.

  3. Phonetics. of or constituting a system of phonetic transcription, as the one devised by Otto Jespersen, that for each sound indicates by separate sets of symbols the articulator, the point of articulation, and the size and shape of the mouth opening.


noun

  1. an illiterate person; analphabet.

analphabetic

/ ænˌæl-; ˌænælfəˈbɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. not in alphabetical order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a less common word for illiterate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲˈپ, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of analphabetic1

1660–70; < Greek Բáŧ ( os ) not knowing the alphabet ( an- an- 1 + áŧ ( os ) alphabet + -os adj. suffix) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of analphabetic1

C20: from Greek Բ󲹲ŧٴDz; see an- , alphabet

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