literate

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If a country wishes to remain pre-literate, that is their right.

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  1. adjective Able to read and write.
  2. adjective Knowledgeable or educated in a particular field or fields.
  3. adjective Familiar with literature; literary.
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  • The lyrics are literate, and the New England references work for me because I have spent a lot of time there.. —  Kids Prefer Cheese
  • A special problem in the D.R. is the fact that the Haitian workers speak Creole French and are seldom fully literate, and 80 percent are men (their wives also need to be trained about pesticide and bacteria dangers and the handling of clothes). —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • If a country wishes to remain pre-literate, that is their right. —  RANGER AGAINST WAR
  • One knows what to expect from James - a literate, artfully composed novel and police procedural in which justice ultimately prevails. —  News from www.thesunchronicle.com
  • For those not Twitter-literate, there is currently something of a fad for fake public personas on Twitter. —  Crikey » Canberra Calling
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English litterate, from Latin litterātus, from littera, lītera, letter; see letter.

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  1. = French lettré = Spanish literato = Portuguese litterato = Italian litterato, letterato, from Latin litteratus, literatus, lettered, learned, from littera, litera, letter, plural letters, learning: see letter, n.
 

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