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1. Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields
   "computer literate"
    
2. Able to read and write
    
3. Versed in literature; dealing with literature

1. A person who can read and write
   - literate person

Derived forms: literates

See also: belletristic, educated, literary, sophisticated

Type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Antonym: illiterate

Encyclopedia: Literate