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pre•lit•er•ate



Pronunciation: (prē-lit'ur-it), [key]
—adj. Anthropol.
1. lacking a written language; nonliterate: a preliterate culture.
2. occurring before the development or use of writing.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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