American English pronunciation
How to pronounce literate
IPA transcription: ['lɪtɚət]
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Noun
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a person who can read and write
Adjective
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able to read and write
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versed in literature; dealing with literature
Adjective
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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.