n.; pl.Illiteracies [ From Illiterate. ] 1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder. [ 1913 Webster ]
The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his [ Shakespeare's ] works. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]