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preliterary
preliterary adj.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)priːˈlɪt(ə)rəri/
, /(ˌ)priːˈlɪt(ə)rəri/U.S. /ˌpriˈlɪdəˌrɛri/
/ˌpriˈlɪdəˌrɛri/ΘΚΠ
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preliterary1876
1876 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 130/1 Made out of the proper epical material, that is to say, the mythology, the pre-literary traditions, and the first literature of the poet's own country.
1981 Word 1980 31 201 All Latin geminate consonants were reduced to simple consonants in the preliterary period except ll, nn and rr.
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