preliterate
UK/pri:'litәrәt/US
GREA1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to a society or culture that has not yet developed a written language; not yet able to read or write.
文字出现以前的；尚未识字的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprebefore
+
literatestem
=preliterate
Common Collocations
- 1.preliterate society前文字社会
- 2.preliterate culture前文字文化
- 3.[preliterate tradition]口耳相传的传统
- 4.[preliterate children]尚未识字的儿童
Example Sentences
- 1.
Preliterate societies passed down their history through oral storytelling traditions.
- 2.
Researchers study preliterate cultures to understand how language and memory developed.