ILLISION Il*li"sion, n. Etym: [L. illisio, fr. illidere, illisum, to strike against; pref. il- in + laedere to strike.]
Defn: The act of dashing or striking against. Sir T. Browne.
ILLITERACY
Il*lit"er*a*cy, n.; pl. Illiteracies. Etym: [From Illiterate.]
1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.
2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder. The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. Pope.
ILLITERAL
Il*lit"er*al, a.
Defn: Not literal. [R.] B. Dawson.
ILLITERATE Il*lit"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not + literatus learned. See In- not, and Literal.]
Defn: Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.
Syn.
— Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary. See
Ignorant.
— Il*lit"er*ate*ly, adv.
— Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n.