LITERATE
ADJECTIVES
► LETTERED learned, literate, educated → 1303
NOUNS – PERSON
► SCHOLAR one who can read and write → 1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SCHOLARD ► SCOLLARD ► SKOLARD one who can read and write → 1888 Sc., Ireland, & Eng. dial.
VERBS
► TALK LIKE A BOOK to appear well-educated and literate → E19 sl.
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