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nonliterate

/ˌnɒnˈlɪt.ər.ət/

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adjective

/ˌnɒnˈlɪt.ər.ət/C2formal
  • ruОписывает человека или общество, не использующее письменный язык; лишённое системы письменности.

Describes a person or society that does not use a written language; lacking a system of writing.

  1. Pre-literate societyC1formal

    Describes a society or culture that has not yet developed a system of writing.

    ruДописьменный

    • Anthropologists study nonliterate societies to understand early human communication.
    • The tribe remained nonliterate until contact with modern civilization.
    • Nonliterate cultures often rely on oral traditions to pass down knowledge.

    Synonymsoralpreliterate

    Antonymsliterate

Forms
  • more nonliterate comparative form
  • most nonliterate superlative form