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Etymology

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From analfabeta +‎ -yzm. First attested in 1899.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.nal.faˈbɛ.tɘzm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɘzm
  • Syllabification: a‧nal‧fa‧be‧tyzm

Noun

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analfabetyzm m inan

  1. (education) illiteracy, analphabetism (inability to read or write) [with wśród (+ genitive) ‘among whom’]
    Synonym: niepiśmienność
    Antonyms: alfabetyzm, piśmienność
    powszechny analfabetyzmcommon/widespread illiteracy
    likwidacja analfabetyzmuelimination/eradication of illiteracy
    akcja zwalczania analfabetyzmumission to fight illiteracy
    rozwój analfabetyzmudevelopment of illiteracy
    poziom analfabetyzmulevel of illiteracy
    zlikwidować analfabetyzmto eliminate/eradicate illiteracy
  2. (by extension) illiteracy (incapability of a given task) [with w (+ locative) ‘at what’]

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Szlachetczyzna a Odrodzenie Galicyi (1899) Ignacy Daszyński[1] (in Polish), page 52

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