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aliterate
[ ey-lit-er-it ]
noun
- a person who is able to read but rarely chooses to do so:
Schools are worried about producing aliterates who prefer television to books.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of aliterates.
aliterate
/ eɪˈlɪtərɪt /
noun
- a person who is able to read but disinclined to do so
adjective
- of or relating to aliterates
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- a·liter·a·cy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aliterate1
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Example Sentences
For a nation showered by the sputtering rage of his replacement, Obama’s implicit reminder of how incurious and aliterate the Oval Office has become is almost cruel.
From Washington Post
According to William A. Baroody, Jr., President of the American Enterprise Institute, the aliterate person scans magazines, reads headlines, "never reads novels or poetry for the pleasures they offer."
From Project Gutenberg
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