Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
semiliterate is an adjective meaning "literate but poorly informed". It carries 3 recorded senses.
literate but poorly informed
able to read but not to write
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for semiliterate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.