preliterate

• Qualifie une société ou une culture qui n'a pas encore développé de système d'écriture, ou une personne qui n'a pas encore appris à lire et à écrire.

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

1. Not yet able to read or writeC1formal

   Describes a person who has not yet learned to read and write.

   pré-alphabète

   • The program focuses on teaching preliterate children basic literacy skills.
   • Many preliterate adults in the region are now attending evening classes.
   • The teacher used pictures to communicate with the preliterate students.

   Synonymesilliterateunletteredunschooleduntaught

   Antonymesliterate

2. Society without writingC1formal

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

   Société sans écriture

   • Historians study preliterate societies through their artifacts and oral traditions.
   • The cave paintings provide insight into the beliefs of preliterate cultures.
   • In preliterate times, knowledge was passed down orally from generation to generation.

   Synonymesanalphabeticnonliterateoralunwritten

   Antonymesliteratewriting