Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preliterate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: pre-lit-er-ate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that has not yet developed a written language

adj

who has not yet learned to read and write

noun

a member of such a culture

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English literate English preliterate From pre- + literate.

Inflected Forms

preliterates (plural)

Synonyms

nonliterate

Questions

What does preliterate mean?: that has not yet developed a written language
Where does preliterate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English literate English preliterate From pre- + literate.

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