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lit·er·ate

literate

 
 
pronunciation:
lI t riht
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part of speech: adjective
definition: If you are literate, you are able to read and write.
能读写的, 识字的
One goal of schools is to help children become literate.
derivation: literately (adv.)
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The word literate contains the following part:
lit, litera Latin root that means letter, reading