Written vs Preliterate - What's the difference?
written | preliterate |
Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)
That was written.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language
(of a person) who has not yet learned to read and write
As adjectives the difference between written and preliterate
is that written is of, relating or characteristic of writing (ie, of that which has been written) while preliterate is (of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language.As a verb written
is .As a noun preliterate is
a member of such a culture.written
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.
Derived terms
* unwritten, writtenness, unwrittennessQuotations
* * * * * * *Antonyms
* oral * verbalDerived terms
* hand-writtenVerb
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