| ADJECTIVE | all | preliterate | not yet having acquired the ability to read and write |
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| all | preliterate, nonliterate | used of a society that has not developed writing |
| Meaning | not yet having acquired the ability to read and write. | |
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| Broader | illiterate | not able to read or write |
| Meaning | Used of a society that has not developed writing. | |
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| Synonym | nonliterate | |
| Broader | noncivilized, noncivilised | not having a high state of culture and social development |
| Spanish | preliterario | |
| Catalan | preliterari | |
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