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preliterate

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pre⋅lit⋅er⋅ate

  [pree-lit-er-it]
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–adjective Anthropology.
1. lacking a written language; nonliterate: a preliterate culture.
2. occurring before the development or use of writing.
Origin:
1920–25; pre- + literate
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pre·lit·er·ate   (prē-lĭt'ər-ĭt)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or being a culture not having a written language.
n.  A person belonging to such a culture.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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