literate
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Related to literateness: literate person, unlettered
literate
adjective accomplished, apprised, aware, conversant, cultivated, cultured, disciplined, educated, enriched, erudite, having formal education, intellectual, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, literary, polished, practiced, proficient, qualified, sapient, scholarly, scholastic, schooled, skilled, studied, trained, well-educated, well-informed, well-read, well-taught, widely readSee also: familiar, informed, learned