different between illitrary vs illiteracy

English

in- +? literacy

illiteracy (countable and uncountable, plural illiteracies)

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.
Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
(uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
(countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
(uncountable, by extension) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

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