单词	preliterate
释义	preliterate adjective pre·​lit·​er·​ate ˌprē-ˈli-t(ə-)rət  1 a : not yet employing writing as a cultural medium b : lacking the use of writing 2 : antedating the use of writing preliterate noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The sheer variety of precious objects alerts 21st-century visitors to the ingenuity that kept our preliterate ancestors at the top of the planet's food chain. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2021 The likelihood of preliterate peoples first inventing tales that then somehow corresponded closely to later fossil finds seems like a stunning coincidence. Timothy John Burbery, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2021 The enormous number of dog burials unearthed from the period between 14,000 and 4,000 years ago indicates the esteem preliterate societies had for dogs. Longreads, 22 Mar. 2018 Word History First Known Use 1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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