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  • 1. preliterate
  • 2. preliterate
  • Preliterate in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. preliterate
  • 2. preliterate
  • Preliterate in a sentence
Antonyms

1. preliterate

adjective. not yet having acquired the ability to read and write.

Antonyms

  • civil

2. preliterate

adjective. used of a society that has not developed writing.

Synonyms

  • nonliterate
  • noncivilized

Antonyms

  • educated
  • illiteracy
  • humane

Sentences with preliterate


1. Verb, base form
For example, preliterate societies may remember by tying knots on a string or developing an oral tradition of story-telling.

2. Adjective
Although much of the modern world relies heavily on written and visual texts -- including copies of pieces that were once part of the oral tradition -- preliterate cultures were unable to record these poems.

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