ликбез

Russian

Etymology

Acronym of ликвида́ция безгра́мотности (likvidácija bezgrámotnosti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪɡˈbʲes]
  • (file)

Noun

ликбе́з (likbéz) m inan (genitive ликбе́за, nominative plural ликбе́зы, genitive plural ликбе́зов)

  1. (historical, Soviet Union) Likbez (campaign of eradication of illiteracy in Soviet Russia and to Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s)
  2. (colloquial) grounding (act of giving a basic education in a particular subject)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • ликбе́зный (likbéznyj)
  • ликбе́зовский (likbézovskij)
noun
  • ликбе́зник (likbéznik)

References

Further reading

  • ликбез in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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