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lit•er•ate



Pronunciation: (lit'ur-it), [key]
—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 clinical.
4. having knowledge or skill in a specified field: literate in computer usage.
5. having an education; educated.

—n.
1. a person who can read and write.
2. a learned person.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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