literacy
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The meaning (definition) of the word literacy
the school subject about reading writing and language
The word literacy used in a sentence
“In literacy class we learn to read and write stories.”
Words that mean the same as literacy (synonyms)
readingwriting
How the word literacy is said around the world
| French | alphabétisation (ahlfahbayteezahsyawn) |
| Spanish | alfabetismo (ahlfahvayteesmoh) |
| Mandarin | 识字能力 (shí zì néng lì) |
| Hindi | साक्षरता (sahkshuhrtah) |
| Arabic | معرفة القراءة والكتابة (mahreefah ahlkeerah wahlkeetahbah) |
| Russian | грамотность (gramotnost') |
| Portuguese (EU) | alfabetização (ahlfuhbayteezuhsuhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | alfabetização (owfahbaycheezahsuhnuun) |
| Japanese | 識字 (shikiji) |
| German | Alphabetisierung (ahlfahbayteezeeruung) |
| Urdu | خواندگی (khvahnduhgee) |
| Punjabi | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ (sahkuhruhtah) |
| Korean | 문해력 (munhaeryeog) |
| Hebrew | יְדִיעַת קְרוֹא וּכְתוֹב (yuhdeeyaht kroh ookhtohv) |
| Greek | γνώση γραφής (gnose graphes) |
| Dutch | geletterdheid (ghuhletuhrdheit) |
| Tagalog | literasiya (leetuhrahseeyah) |
| Vietnamese | khả năng đọc viết (khah nahng dawk veeeurt) |
| Turkish | okuryazarlık (ohkuuryahzahrluk) |
| Persian | سوادآموزی (sahvahdahmoozee) |
| Polish | umiejętność czytania i pisania (oomyeyentnawshch chitahnyah ee peesahnyah) |
| Ukrainian | грамотність (hramotnist) |
| Bengali | সাক্ষরতা (shahkkawrawtah) |
| Swedish | läskunnighet (leskunighayt) |
| Italian | alfabetizzazione (ahlfahbayteedzahtseeohnay) |
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