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  1. preliterates: Merriam-Webster
  2. preliterates: Wiktionary
  3. preliterates: Dictionary.com

(Note: See preliterate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (preliterate)

adjective:  (of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language
adjective:  (of a person) who has not yet learned to read and write
noun:  a member of such a culture
▸ Also see preliterate


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