literate(n = noun.person) literate person - a person who can read and write; Array
is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
has particulars: alphabetiser, alphabetizer, reader, writer
1. literate(a = adj.all) Array - able to read and write; Array
Antonym: illiterate
2. literate(a = adj.all) Array - versed in literature; dealing with literature; Array
Antonym: illiterate
3. literate(s = adj.all) Array - knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields; "computer literate"
Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered. [1913 Webster]
"The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs." [1913 Webster]
1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [1913 Webster]
2. A literary man. [1913 Webster]
literate, adj. & n.
--adj. able to read and write.
--n. a literate person.
Derivative:
literately adv.
Etymology:
ME f. L litteratus (as LETTER)