Nonliterate

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nonliterate person.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not literate; illiterate not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    used of a society that has not developed writing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
noncivilizedpreliterate

Etymology

From non- + literate.

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