11 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
adjective not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
adjective used of a society that has not developed writing
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English literate English preliterate From pre- + literate.
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