literate

  • 11literate — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly …

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  • 12literate — adjective 1) many of the workers were not literate Syn: able to read/write, educated, schooled Ant: illiterate 2) her literate friends Syn: educated, well educated, well read, widely read …

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  • 13literate — literately, adv. /lit euhr it/, adj. 1. able to read and write. 2. having or showing knowledge of literature, writing, etc.; literary; well read. 3. characterized by skill, lucidity, polish, or the like: His writing is literate but cold and… …

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  • 14literate — adj. literate in * * * [ lɪt(ə)rɪt] literate in …

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  • 15literate — lit|e|rate [ˈlıtərıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: litteratus, from littera; LETTER1] 1.) able to read and write ≠ ↑illiterate →↑numerate 2.) computer literate/musically literate etc able to use computers, understand and play music etc… …

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  • 16literate — lit|er|ate [ lıt(ə)rət ] adjective 1. ) able to read and write: Only 20 percent of women in the country are literate. ─ opposite ILLITERATE 2. ) having a good knowledge of literature 3. ) having a good understanding of a particular subject:… …

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  • 17literate — adjective 1》 able to read and write. 2》 educated or knowledgeable: politically literate. noun a literate person. Derivatives literately adverb Origin ME: from L. litteratus, from littera (see letter) …

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  • 18literate — adjective 1 able to read and write compare numerate 2 computer literate/musically literate etc having enough knowledge to use a computer, play a musical instrument etc 3 well educated opposite illiterate (1), see also: literacy literately adverb… …

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  • 19literate — UK [ˈlɪt(ə)rət] / US adjective 1) able to read and write Only 20 per cent of women in the country are literate. 2) having a good knowledge of literature 3) having a good understanding of a particular subject mathematically/scientifically literate …

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  • 20literate — See literate, illiterate …

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