Usually means: Inability to use literacy practically.
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  1. functional illiteracy: Merriam-Webster
  2. functional illiteracy: Collins English Dictionary
  3. functional illiteracy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. functional illiteracy: Dictionary.com
  5. Functional illiteracy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. functional illiteracy, Functional illiteracy: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Functional illiteracy)

▸ noun:  Functional illiteracy consists of reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level".


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