literate
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˈlɪtərɪt/
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culto
- We should all aspire to be as literate, as informed, and as deeply moral.
- a literate audience
- a literate culture
- the literate elite
Examples
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My mother, one of the most literate people I ever knew, died four years ago this spring.
Fiction book (1997) -
As Christianity spread, certain oral pagan traditions were recorded by literate Christian clerics.
Academic text (2000) -
Sounds like you come from a very literate family.
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She's smart and beautiful and very literate.
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Medical advice books, therefore, must have found a ready market among poorly trained, but literate, elite mothers.
Academic text (1994) -
As a group, the elite women were literate, wealthy, influential, and heterogeneous.
Academic text (2004) -
Unless education becomes actively involved in the development of an environmentally literate society, our quality of life will be greatly diminished.
Academic text (1996) -
Her understanding of classic novels shows how literate she is about literature.
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The university hosts events to promote literate discussions among students and faculty.
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Many authors engage with literate themes in their works to highlight social issues.
Synonyms
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6.3
About books, writers, and the study of written works
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6.5
A person who likes books and reading more than practical activities
Showing a lot of knowledge from books
Having a strong interest in books and their ideas
Antonyms
Compounds
How Literary
Surface Forms
Morphology
literate = liter + ate
Related to the root behind 'literature' and the basic reading/writing sense, but 'versed in literature' is a narrower, slightly shifted meaning that may not be fully predictable to all learners.
Etymology
Literate is also linked to literature and the root littera 'letter', which is why calling someone literate can mean they know and understand books and good writing.