Is Sarah Palin an analphabet?

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analphabet

PRONUNCIATION:
(an-AL-fuh-bet) [URL]http://wordsmith.org/words/images/sound-icon.png[/URL]
MEANING:
noun: An illiterate; one who doesn't know the alphabet or the basics of something.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek analphabetos (not knowing the alphabet), from an- (not) + alphabetos (alphabet), from alpha + beta.

USAGE:
"For an auto-analphabet like me, this was big news indeed. Armed with these magical tires, I'd never have to lug around a spare."
Amy Gamerman; Tires -- No Pressure; The Wall Street Journal (New York); May 29, 1998.
 
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