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literate

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. Able to read and write; having literacy.
  2. Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
  3. Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).

Noun

  1. A person who is able to read and write.
  2. A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.

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