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Definition of: literate
(lit′ər·it) adjective
1. Able to read and write.
2. Having a knowledge of letters or literature; educated.
3. Literary.
—noun
1. Anyone able to read and write.
2. One versed in letters or literature. [<L litteratus <littera letter]
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