literate
[ lit-er-it ]
/ ˈlɪt ər ɪt /
adjective
noun
a person who can read and write.
a learned person.
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Origin of literate
OTHER WORDS FROM literate
lit·er·ate·ly, adverban·ti·lit·er·ate, adjective, nounan·ti·lit·er·ate·ly, adverbun·lit·er·ate, adjectiveWords nearby literate
literalize, literally, literary, literary agent, literary executor, literate, literati, literatim, literation, literator, literature
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literate
/ (ˈlɪtərɪt) /
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 litterātus learned. See letter
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