Hyphenation of literates

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word literates? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

lit-er-ates

Definitions of literates:

1.	A person who can read and write
2.	Able to read and write
3.	Versed in literature Dealing with literature
4.	Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields Computer literate

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.