ILLIT'ERATE, adjective [Latin illiteratus; in and literatus; from litera, a letter.] Unlettered; ignorant of letters or books; untaught; unlearned; uninstructed in science; as an illiterate man, nation or tribe.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.