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1. (adj.) literate
able to read and write.
2. literate
having or showing knowledge of literature, writing, etc.; literary; well-read.
3. literate
characterized by skill, lucidity, or the like.
4. literate
having knowledge or skill in a specified field:
computer-literate.
5. literate
having an education; educated.
6. (n.) literate
a person who can read and write.
7. literate
a learned person.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L līterātus,litterātus learned)
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| Definition of 'literate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) literate, literate person
a person who can read and write
2. (adj) literate
able to read and write
3. (adj) literate
versed in literature; dealing with literature
4. (adj) literate
knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields
"computer literate"
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1. (adjective) literate
able to read and write
a literate population
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| Definition of 'literate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) literate
instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered
2. (noun) literate
one educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders
3. (noun) literate
a literary man
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Sense: able to read and write.
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 Afrikaans: geletterd |
 Arabic: يَعْرِف القِراءَه والكِتا |
 Bulgarian: грамотен |
 Brazilian: alfabetizado |
 Czech: gramotný |
 German: des Lesens und Schreibens |
 Danish: uddannet |
 Greek: που γνωρίζει γραφή και αν |
 Spanish: alfabetizado |
 Estonian: kirjaoskaja |
 Farsi: با سواد |
 Finnish: lukutaitoinen |
 French: qui sait lire etécrire |
 Hebrew: יוֹדֵע קְרוֹא וּכתוֹב |
 Hindi: साहित्यिक |
 Croatian: pismen |
 Hungarian: írni-olvasni tudó |
 Indonesian: melek huruf |
 Icelandic: læs og skrifandi |
 Italian: (che sa leggere e scriver |
 Japanese: 読み書きのできる |
 Korean: 읽고 쓸 줄 아는 |
 Lithuanian: raštingas |
 Latvian: lasīt un rakstīt protošs |
 Malay: celik huruf |
 Dutch: geletterd |
 Norwegian: som kan lese og skrive |
 Polish: piśmienny |
 Persian: با سواد |
 Pashto: با سواده،پوه |
 Portuguese: alfabetizado |
 Romanian: careştie să scrie şi să c |
 Russian: грамотный |
 Slovak: gramotný |
 Slovenian: pismen |
 Serbian: pismen |
 Swedish: läs- och skrivkunnig |
 Thai: อ่านออกเขียนได้ |
 Turkish: okur yazar |
 Taiwanese: 有讀寫能力的 |
 Ukrainian: письменний, грамотний |
 Urdu: خواندہ |
 Vietnamese: biết chữ |
 Chinese: 有读写能力的 |
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