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PRELITERATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of a society that has not developed writing
Synonyms:
nonliterate; preliterate
Classified under:
Similar:
noncivilised; noncivilized (not having a high state of culture and social development)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
Classified under:
Similar:
illiterate (not able to read or write)
