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nonliterate

[ non-lit-er-it ]
/ nɒnˈlɪt ər ɪt /
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adjective Anthropology.
preliterate.
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Origin of nonliterate

First recorded in 1945–50; non- + literate

OTHER WORDS FROM nonliterate

non·lit·er·a·cy, noun

Words nearby nonliterate

nonlife, nonlinear, nonlinearity, non liquet, nonliterary, nonliterate, nonlocal, non-malignant, nonmatching, nonmaterial, nonmaterial culture
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Words related to nonliterate

naive, rudimentary, simple, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unsophisticated, barbaric, crude, fierce, turbulent, animal, barbarian, natural, raw, rough, savage, wild, lupine, primitive, atavistic
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