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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not yet having acquired the ability to read and write;

2. used of a society that has not developed writing;
[syn: preliterate, nonliterate]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preliterate
    adj 1: not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
    2: used of a society that has not developed writing [syn:
       preliterate, nonliterate]