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aliterate

[ ey-lit-er-it ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of aliterates.

aliterate

/ eɪˈlɪtərɪt /

noun

  1. a person who is able to read but disinclined to do so

adjective

  1. of or relating to aliterates

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