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LITERATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who can read and write
Synonyms:
literate; literate person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("literate" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "literate"):
alphabetiser; alphabetizer (a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order)
reader (a person who can read; a literate person)
writer (a person who is able to write and has written something)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields
Example:
computer literate
Classified under:
Similar:
educated (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Versed in literature; dealing with literature
Classified under:
Similar:
belletristic (written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content)
literary (knowledgeable about literature)
Also:
educated (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge))
sophisticated (having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire)
Antonym:
illiterate (lacking culture, especially in language and literature)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Able to read and write
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Adjectives
Antonym:
illiterate (not able to read or write)
