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literate

[ lit-er-it ]
/ ˈlÉŖt ər ÉŖt /
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adjective
noun
a person who can read and write.
a learned person.
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Origin of literate

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin lÄ«terātus,litterātus learned, scholarly. See letter1, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM literate

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British Dictionary definitions for literate

literate
/ (ˈlÉŖtərÉŖt) /

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, adverb

Word Origin for literate

C15: from Latin litterātus learned. See letter
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