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comparative more literate, superlative most literate
Able to read and write; having literacy. quotations examples
Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate.
1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, page 86
Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read. quotations examples
The reason literature plays a unique role in any literate culture is its longevity.
2008 January 7, Charles Hugh Smith, Can a Fragmented Culture Find Common Ground?
Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect). quotations examples
The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan even commissioned an alphabetic script for his empire, to be used officially for all its literate languages, Mongolian, Chinese, Turkic and Persian.
2005, Nicholas Ostler, Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World, Harper
plural literates
A person who is able to read and write. examples
(historical) A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.