nonliterate

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nonliterate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  nonliterate \nonliterate\ adj.
     not using a writing system; -- of societies, cultures, or
     tribes. [Narrower terms: uncivilized (vs. civilized)]
  
     Syn: preliterate.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

nonliterate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nonliterate
      adj 1: used of a society that has not developed writing [syn:
             preliterate, nonliterate]