Definition of analphabetic in English:
analphabetic
adjective ˌanalfəˈbɛtɪkˌænælfəˈbɛdɪk
1Representing sounds by composite signs rather than by single letters or symbols.
Chinese has an analphabetic writing system
Example sentencesExamples
- Are you sure that the font contains glyphs for each of the analphabetic symbols you're looking for?
- We have the ability to create any new analphabetic mark we can imagine, and integrate it into our personal work.
- The analphabetic characters that specify formatting information are themselves part of a hybrid scheme.
- Keeping in mind the goal of minimizing disruption on the page, analphabetic marks frequently require extra attention.
- In Part 2 of this series, I will address additional type issues, including analphabetic glyphs and the role of English in Japanese design.
2Completely illiterate.
at least one of my grandmothers was unlettered, analphabetic
Example sentencesExamples
- The most important activities of the last period were the training courses focused on fighting the analphabetic youth in Zimbabwe and course for young single mothers in Bangladesh.
- The person who said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ must have been an analphabetic nitwit.
- His enemies were all analphabetic, meaning illiterate, and had on a Tutu.
- We organise mine risk education courses through theatre acts for analphabetic people, puppets for children, radio announcements.
- Given the limited distribution of media technology in the Soviet Union at the time, the political leadership used holidays instrumentally to familiarize a largely analphabetic population with the goals and visions of the revolution.
Synonyms
unable to read or write, unlettered, functionally illiterate
Definition of analphabetic in US English:
analphabetic
adjectiveˌænælfəˈbɛdɪkˌanalfəˈbedik
1Representing sounds by composite signs rather than by single letters or symbols.
Chinese has an analphabetic writing system
Example sentencesExamples
- We have the ability to create any new analphabetic mark we can imagine, and integrate it into our personal work.
- The analphabetic characters that specify formatting information are themselves part of a hybrid scheme.
- Are you sure that the font contains glyphs for each of the analphabetic symbols you're looking for?
- Keeping in mind the goal of minimizing disruption on the page, analphabetic marks frequently require extra attention.
- In Part 2 of this series, I will address additional type issues, including analphabetic glyphs and the role of English in Japanese design.
2Completely illiterate.
Example sentencesExamples
- The person who said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ must have been an analphabetic nitwit.
- His enemies were all analphabetic, meaning illiterate, and had on a Tutu.
- We organise mine risk education courses through theatre acts for analphabetic people, puppets for children, radio announcements.
- The most important activities of the last period were the training courses focused on fighting the analphabetic youth in Zimbabwe and course for young single mothers in Bangladesh.
- Given the limited distribution of media technology in the Soviet Union at the time, the political leadership used holidays instrumentally to familiarize a largely analphabetic population with the goals and visions of the revolution.
Synonyms
unable to read or write, unlettered, functionally illiterate