illiterate person
collocation in Englishmeaningsofilliterateandperson
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illiterate
adjective
uk/ɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/us/ɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ət/
unable to read ...
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person
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofilliterateandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We should not assume that the consumer is anilliterateperson, because he is not.
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In the overcrowded tenements the occupier is often anilliteratepersonand inarticulate.
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Then we have the more difficult case of theilliterateperson.
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An entirelyilliteratepersoncannot do justice to the case, and therefore should not be compelled, in my opinion, to serve as a juror.
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In a fraud case, for example, it would be absurd to have anilliteratepersonon the jury, because there would be many documents to examine.
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We can disregard theilliterateperson.
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It is considered possible that the inscription was carved by anilliteratepersonwho was attempting to copy some other runestone.
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We read the acceptance form and gave information about the aim of the study to illiterate persons.
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Bill, will have power to make laws increasing facilities for voting by illiterate persons?
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On a voluntary basis a great deal of literacy work was done with individual people coaching individual illiterate persons until they reached a level of literacy.
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Also, as newscasters are typically coupled with an audio reading of any article they are featured on, visually impaired or illiterate persons can benefit from this method of information delivery.
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