LITERATES

Noun

literates

plural of literate

Anagrams

• laterites, statelier

Source: Wiktionary


LITERATE

Lit"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. litteratus, literatus. See Letter.]

Definition: Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered. The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs. Landor.

Lit"er*ate, n.

1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [Eng.]

2. A literary man.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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