请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 preliterate
释义

preliterate

[ pree-lit-er-it ]
/ priˈlɪt ər ɪt /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR preliterate ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective Anthropology.

lacking a written language; nonliterate: a preliterate culture.
occurring before the development or use of writing.

Origin of preliterate

First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + literate

Words nearby preliterate

preliminary, Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying Test, prelimit, prelims, prelingually deaf, preliterate, preload, Prelog, prelogical thinking, Prelone, preloved
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for preliterate

preliterate
/ (priːˈlɪtərɪt) /

adjective

relating to a society that has not developed a written language

Derived forms of preliterate

preliteracy (priːˈlɪtərəsɪ), noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/14 21:22:43