literacy
noun
lit·er·a·cy
ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē 
: the quality or state of being literate
a program to promote adult literacy
Examples of literacy in a Sentence
The program is intended to promote adult literacy among people who have had very little schooling.
Their goal is to achieve basic literacy.
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Directors are being asked to govern probabilistic rather than deterministic systems, often in turbulent economic conditions and with uneven levels of AI literacy around the table.
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Samantha Gloede, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Parton, a long-time literacy advocate, created the Imagination Library to give free books to kids and has been working with Reading Ready Pittsburgh for eight years.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In the nineteenth century, upper class American women who had leisure time and literacy became really into keeping floral calendars to note when wildflowers bloomed.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
That center now has Zumba classes, seminars for seniors, financial literacy classes, youth lunches and a variety of other programming.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
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Samantha Gloede, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Parton, a long-time literacy advocate, created the Imagination Library to give free books to kids and has been working with Reading Ready Pittsburgh for eight years.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In the nineteenth century, upper class American women who had leisure time and literacy became really into keeping floral calendars to note when wildflowers bloomed.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
That center now has Zumba classes, seminars for seniors, financial literacy classes, youth lunches and a variety of other programming.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for literacy
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literacy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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literacy
noun
lit·er·a·cy
ˈlit-ə-rə-sē
ˈli-trə-sē
: the quality or state of being literate
computer literacy
especially
: ability to read and write
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