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literate
[ lit-er-it ]
/ ĖlÉŖt Ér ÉŖt /
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adjective
noun
a person who can read and write.
a learned person.
OTHER WORDS FOR literate
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OTHER WORDS FROM literate
litĀ·erĀ·ateĀ·ly, adverbanĀ·tiĀ·litĀ·erĀ·ate, adjective, nounanĀ·tiĀ·litĀ·erĀ·ateĀ·ly, adverbunĀ·litĀ·erĀ·ate, adjectiveWords nearby literate
literally, literal-minded, literary, literary agent, literary executor, literate, literati, literatim, literation, literator, literature
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British Dictionary definitions for literate
literate
/ (ĖlÉŖtÉrÉŖt) /
adjective
able to read and write
educated; learned
used to words rather than numbers as a means of expressionCompare numerate
noun
a literate person
Derived forms of literate
literately, adverbWord Origin for literate
C15: from Latin litterÄtus learned. See letter
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