Prealphabet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prealphabet is a noun meaning A writing system that was used before an alphabet, or later developed into an alphabet.
Meaning
A writing system that was used before an alphabet, or later developed into an alphabet.
Example Sentences
Our own dearly beloved Anglo Saxons used a very basic prealphabet consisting of 'runes' (straight lines scratched onto wood, bone or stone) called, rather quaintly I think, 'futhorc.'
Word Forms
- prealphabets
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protowriting, hieroglyphic, semi-syllabary, hieroglyph, preliterature, paleography.
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