OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 26421

literate

/ˈlɪtəɹət/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alfabetizado • alfabeto • letrado
Able to read and write; having literacy.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday (September 8, 2025) declared Himachal as a “fully literate State” on the occasion of International Literary Day. [……
Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate.
letrado
Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
The reason literature plays a unique role in any literate culture is its longevity.