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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Letter \Let"ter\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered} (-t[~e]rd); p. pr & vb n. {Lettering}.] To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words as a book gilt and lettered. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lettered \Let"tered\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]rd), a. 1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. `` Are you not lettered?'' --Shak. The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman birth, to reduce to writing the institutes of their forefathers. --Milman. 2. Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned. `` A lettered education.'' --Collier. 3. Inscribed or stamped with letters. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lettered adj 1: able to read and write well 2: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable}, {learned}, {well-educated}, {well-read}]
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