What is the ability to read and write called?

Literacy.

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Why: Literacy is the term for being able to read and write.

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Being literate means you can read the writing on the wall.
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Answer: Literacy. Literacy is the term for being able to read and write.

  1. Reading en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading
    The ability to read (and write) is called literacy.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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