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unlettered

 
Dictionary: un·let·tered   (ŭn-lĕt'ərd) pronunciation
 
adj.
    1. Not adept at reading and writing; deficient in the knowledge that can be acquired from books.
    2. Illiterate.
  1. Having no lettering: a plain, unlettered T-shirt.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having little acquaintance with writing
  Synonym: analphabetic

Meaning #2: lacking general education or knowledge
  Synonyms: ignorant, nescient, unenlightened, unlearned


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ulærd, analfabetisk, uoplyst

Nederlands (Dutch)
onontwikkeld, analfabeet, zonder tekst/opschrift

Français (French)
adj. - illettré (arch)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - analphabetisch, ungebildet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγράμματος, αμαθής

Italiano (Italian)
illetterato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sem letreiros, analfabeto

Русский (Russian)
неграмотный, необразованный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - iletrado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olärd, illitterat, omärkt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无字的, 无学问的, 未受教育的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無字的, 無學問的, 未受教育的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 배우지 않은, 글자를 모르는, 문맹의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無学の, 教師につかない, 文盲の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) امي, غير مثقف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מחונך היטב, בור, אנאלפביתי‬


 
 
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