æl adjective
1.
not alphabetic: an analphabetic arrangement of letters.
2.
unable to read or write; illiterate: analphabetic peoples.
3.
Phonetics. of or constituting a system of phonetic transcription, as the one devised by Otto Jespersen, that for each sound indicates by separate sets of symbols the articulator, the point of articulation, and the size and shape of the mouth opening.
noun
4.
an illiterate person; analphabet.
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Analphabetic
is always a great word to know.
So is point. Does it mean:
| pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose |
| a diacritic indicating a vowel or other modification of sound |
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analphabetic (ˌænælfəˈbɛtɪk, ænˌæl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not in alphabetical order |
| —n, —adj | |
| 2. | a less common word for illiterate |
| [C20: from Greek analphabētos; see | |
| analpha'betically | |
| —adv | |
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