Pronunciation: (lit'ur-it), [key] 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. 1.
a person who can read and write. 2. a learned person. Random
House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House,
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