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      preliterate
      adjective
      used of a society that has not developed writing
      not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
      Roots
      praepre- · Latin · beforelitteraliter- · Latin · letter, writingatus-ate · Latin · having, characterized by
      Words related to preliterate
      nonliterateadjliterateadjanalphabeticnilliterateadjsemiliterateadjilliteratelyadvsemiliteracyadjanalphabeteilliteratenessnanalphabetnliteratelyadvsubliteratevagriologyadjaliteratennoncivilizedadjunletteredadjantiliteratevbelletristicadjaliteracyadjsubliteracyadjuneducatedadjinnumerateadjalphabetizernineruditenonreadernilliteracynuntaughtadjanalphabetismnunlessonedundereducatedadj

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