preliterate

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pre·lit·e·rate /priːˈlɪtərət/ adjective SLa society that is preliterate has not developed a written language 无文字的，尚未使用文字的 → illiterate

Examples from the Corpus

preliterate• As a result, we will become like preliterate tribesmen of old, except on a much larger scale.

preliterate not has that is a society Corpus

preliterate
pre‧lit‧e‧rate /priːˈlɪtərət, priːˈlɪtərɪt/

adjective
a society that is preliterate has not developed a written language ⇨ illiterate