Definition of Literate

1. Noun. A person who can read and write.

Exact synonyms: Literate Person
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Alphabetiser, Alphabetizer, Reader, Writer

2. Adjective. Able to read and write.
Antonyms: Illiterate

3. Adjective. Versed in literature; dealing with literature.

4. Adjective. Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields. "Computer literate"
Similar to: Educated

Definition of Literate

1. a. Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.

2. n. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders.

Definition of Literate

1. Adjective. Able to read and write; having literacy. ¹

2. Adjective. Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read. ¹

3. Adjective. Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect). ¹

4. Noun. A person who is able to read and write ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Literate

1. one who can read and write [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Literate

literary composition
literary critic
literary criticism
literary device
literary devices
literary genre
literary hack
literary journalism
literary language
literary pirate
literary review
literary study
literary technique
literary theory
literary work
literate (current term)
literate person
literately
literateness
literatenesses
literates
literateur
literateurs
literateuse
literateuses
literati
literatim
literation
literations
literato

Literary usage of Literate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Day in Old Athens: A Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis (1914)
"Athenians Generally literate. — Education is not com- O\. pulsory by law in Athens, but the father who ... Practically all Athenians are at least literate. ..."

2. The Slums of Baltimore, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia by United States Bureau of Labor, Victor Hugo Olmsted, Alfred S. Houghton (1895)
"In Chicago, with 14847 persons 10 years of age or over, 52.44 per cent were literate as regards English, and 22.19 per cent literate as regards some other ..."

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