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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
literacy/ˈlɪtərəsi/

▶noun

1 the ability to read and write.

2 competence or knowledge in a specified area: computer literacy.

– origin C19: from literate, on the pattern of illiteracy.

'literacy' also found in these Oxford entries:

computer-literate - graphicacy - illiterate - oracy - semi-literate

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