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preliterate(dictionary)

preliterate (iou)



preliterate adjective & noun. E20.
[from PRE- 2 + LITERATE.]
A. adjective.
Of an individual, social group, or culture: having no written language. E20.
(Of a child) at a stage of development before the acquisition of literacy; pertaining to this stage. M20.
b. noun. A preliterate person. Cf. NON-LITERATE. E20.
preliteracy noun the state of being preliterate M20.