preliterary

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adjective

Before the development of literature.

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Meanings

adjectivepreliterary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the development of literature.

    In the mid-nineteenth century, the new science of anthropology increased American and European contact with preliterary societies.

    2012, Dan Story, Should Christians Be Environmentalists?, page 46

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
preliterature

Origin

From pre- + literary.

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APA

preliterary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preliterary

MLA

“preliterary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preliterary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preliterary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preliterary.

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