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{
"term": "literacy",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the ability to read and write",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a campaign to promote adult literacy"
},
{
"text": "basic **literacy skills**"
},
{
"text": "Most of the students here need help with **literacy and numeracy**."
},
{
"text": "All the children are tested in basic literacy."
},
{
"text": "Literacy rates are lower among people from the poorer income groups."
},
{
"text": "Standards of literacy are slowly rising in the 5–8 age group."
}
],
"topics": ["Education"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["basic", "adult", "mass"],
"verb + literacy": ["achieve", "acquire", "develop"],
"literacy + noun": ["campaign", "initiative", "programme/program"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "knowledge or skills in a specific area",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**financial/health literacy**"
},
{
"text": "We’re looking to hire an assistant with a high level of **digital literacy**."
}
],
"topics": ["Education"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtərəsi/",
"audio": "li/literacy/literacy__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtərəsi/",
"audio": "li/literacy/literacy__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: from literate, on the pattern of illiteracy."
}