Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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literate | Yes | Yes | No | No |
illiterate | Yes | Yes | No | No |
literate (noun) | illiterate (noun) |
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a person who can read and write | a person unable to read |
literate (adjective) | illiterate (adjective) |
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able to read and write | not able to read or write |
versed in literature; dealing with literature | lacking culture, especially in language and literature |
knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields | uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field |