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Word of the Day: Aliterate
aliterate (ay-LIT-uhr-it) noun
One who is capable of reading but not interested in it.
[From Latin a- (not or without) + litteratus (learned), from littera
(letter).]
Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=aliterate
Aliterates stand somewhere between literates and illiterates. They can read but don't want to. Whether they can alliterate, we're not sure.
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"The avowed aliterate has relinquished an activity that is uniquely human. (Apes can watch TV)."
Linton Weeks; Essay; The Washington Post; Jul 14, 1996.
One who is capable of reading but not interested in it.
[From Latin a- (not or without) + litteratus (learned), from littera
(letter).]
Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=aliterate
Aliterates stand somewhere between literates and illiterates. They can read but don't want to. Whether they can alliterate, we're not sure.
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"The avowed aliterate has relinquished an activity that is uniquely human. (Apes can watch TV)."
Linton Weeks; Essay; The Washington Post; Jul 14, 1996.