hyperliterate

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adjective

Exceptionally literate.

OriginEnglish literate ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehyperliterate (comparative more hyperliterate, superlative most hyperliterate)

comparative more hyperliterate · superlative most hyperliterate

  1. Exceptionally literate.
  2. Literate in hypertext or hyperliterature.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishliterate
  8. Englishhyperliterate

From hyper- + literate.

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APA

hyperliterate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperliterate

MLA

“hyperliterate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperliterate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperliterate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperliterate.

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