literate

literate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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