Preliterary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Preliterary is an adjective meaning Before the development of literature.
Meaning
Before the development of literature.
Example Sentences
In the mid-nineteenth century, the new science of anthropology increased American and European contact with preliterary societies.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include preliterature, preartistic, prebiblical, premythological, prepolitical, preintellectual.
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