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- pronunciation:
- lI
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
able to read and write.
A strong nation needs a literate population.She hadn't been able to attend school and had not become literate.- antonyms:
- illiterate, unlettered
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| definition 2: |
having or showing education or knowledge; learned.
Judging by his vocabulary, he was a literate man.- synonyms:
- educated, erudite, intellectual, learned, lettered, scholarly, well-read
- antonyms:
- illiterate
- similar words:
- brainy, cerebral, cultured, knowledgeable, schooled, well-informed
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| definition 3: |
having a knowledge of literature and the uses of language.
Being as literate as you are, I'm sure you've read all of Shakespeare's plays.- synonyms:
- literary
- antonyms:
- illiterate
- similar words:
- versed, well-read, well-versed
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| definition 4: |
having practical knowledge or skill within a (specified) area or concerning a (specified) topic.
You need to be computer literate in order to be considered for certain jobs.Members of the younger generation tend to be more technologically literate than their elders.To avoid taking on more debt than one can afford, it's important to become financially literate. |
| related words: |
erudite, learned |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one who can read and write.
- antonyms:
- illiterate
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| definition 2: |
an educated person.
- synonyms:
- scholar
- antonyms:
- illiterate
- similar words:
- academic, cognoscente, connoisseur, intellectual, literati, pundit, savant
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| derivation: |
literately (adv.) |
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