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literate

[lit-er-it] / ˈlɪt ər ɪt /


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Mr. Greenberg, who won a Tony for “Take Me Out,” was among the smartest and most literate playwrights of his generation, certainly wise enough to understand the sturdy strength of Barry’s structure and plotting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Mr. Butler-Gallie, a parish priest in the Cotswolds in England and the author of “A Field Guide to the English Clergy,” is literate and entertaining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

A lot of people who claim to be AI literate merely produce “workslop”—generic, low-quality material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

"I am a blue badge holder and I have to pay because I am not computer literate," he says, arguing that "you have to jump through hoops to get this discount".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Before going off to war, my father had promised his mother that he’d finally become literate in Greek.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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