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literate
1432, from L.
lit(t)eratus
"educated, learned," lit. "one who knows the letters," formed in imitation of Gk.
grammatikos
from L.
lit(t)era
"letter."
Literacy
was formed in Eng. and first appears 1883, but
illiteracy
dates back to 1660.
