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preliterate definition

pre·lit·er·ate (prē′lit′ər it)

adjective

of or belonging to a society not having a writing system for its language

Etymology: pre- + literate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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