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Literate

Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.

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Belletristic 84% connected

Alt. of Belletristical

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Belletristic 84% connected

Alt. of Belletristical

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Educated 84% connected

of Educate

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Educated 84% connected

of Educate

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Literary 84% connected

Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.

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Literary 84% connected

Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reader 76% connected

One who reads.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Writer 76% connected

One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Illiterate 94% connected

Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Illiterate 94% connected

Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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