PRELITERATE

preliterate, nonliterate

(adjective) used of a society that has not developed writing

preliterate

(adjective) not yet having acquired the ability to read and write

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

preliterate (not comparable)

(of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language

(of a person) who has not yet learned to read and write

Noun

preliterate (plural preliterates)

a member of such a culture

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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