Definition of literate
(Entry 1 of 2)
b
: able to read and write
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2a
: versed in literature or creative writing : literary
literate novelists
c
: having knowledge or competence (see competent sense 2)
computer-literate politically literate
literate
nounDefinition of literate (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an educated person
2
: a person who can read and write
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The first known use of literate was in the 15th century
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