Literate /(lĭt"ẽr*ā̇t)/
Lit·er·ate
Literate
a.
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Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.
The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs.
Literate
n.
- One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [Eng.]
- A literary man.