American English pronunciation

How to pronounce literate

IPA transcription: ['lɪtɚət]

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Noun

  • a person who can read and write

Adjective

  • able to read and write

  • versed in literature; dealing with literature

Adjective

  • knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields

    “computer literate”

Usage examples

  • A comet came within miles of the Earth, it almost obliterated the moon.
  • This opened the door to literate lay defendants also claiming the benefit of clergy.
  • A comet came within miles of the Earth, it almost obliterated the moon.
  • A comet came within miles of the Earth, it almost obliterated the moon.
  • She was literate in French and Latin and maintained her own library.
  • A comet came within miles of the Earth, it almost obliterated the moon.
  • The majority of the Rotokas people are literate in their language.
  • In its etymologies, Greek words were not transliterated.
  • The French guns obliterated the advancing soldiers.
  • A comet came within miles of the Earth, it almost obliterated the moon.