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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
preliterate is an adjective meaning "not yet having acquired the ability to read and write". It carries 2 recorded senses.
not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
used of a society that has not developed writing
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for preliterate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.