"preliterate" meaning in All languages combined

See preliterate on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From pre- + literate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|literate}} pre- + literate Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preliterate (not comparable)
  1. (of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-preliterate-en-adj-qY-ULjZ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 17 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 42 51 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 13 4
  2. (of a person) who has not yet learned to read and write Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-preliterate-en-adj-E1lDZR8T Disambiguation of People: 2 98 0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 42 51 7

Noun [English]

Forms: preliterates [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + literate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|literate}} pre- + literate Head templates: {{en-noun}} preliterate (plural preliterates)
  1. a member of such a culture
    Sense id: en-preliterate-en-noun-73FDOUxm

Inflected forms

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