{
    "term": "literacy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the ability to read and write",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a campaign to promote adult literacy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "basic **literacy skills**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most of the students here need help with **literacy and numeracy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All the children are tested in basic literacy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Literacy rates are lower among people from the poorer income groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Standards of literacy are slowly rising in the 5–8 age group."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "adult", "mass"],
                "verb + literacy": ["achieve", "acquire", "develop"],
                "literacy + noun": ["campaign", "initiative", "programme/​program"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "knowledge or skills in a specific area",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**financial/health literacy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We’re looking to hire an assistant with a high level of **digital literacy**."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtərəsi/",
                "audio": "li/literacy/literacy__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtərəsi/",
                "audio": "li/literacy/literacy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: from literate, on the pattern of illiteracy."
}