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Orality vs Literacy - What's the difference?

orality | literacy |

As nouns the difference between orality and literacy

is that orality is the state of being oral while literacy is the ability to read.

orality

English

Noun

(oralities)
  • The state of being oral
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    • literacy

    English

    Noun

    (literacies)
  • the ability to read
  • understanding of something (ex. computer literacy)

    • Antonyms

    * illiteracy

    Derived terms

    * numeracy

    Related terms

    * letter * literal * literary * literate * literature

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