literate

adjective/ˈlɪtərɪt/

Frequency rank: #9,843 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Able to read and write.

Illustration for the English word “literate”

Example sentence

Every child in the program becomes fully literate by the end of the school year.

Synonyms & related words

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