- nonliterate
- adjective Date: 1947 1. not literate 2. having no written language • nonliterate noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nonliterate
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nonliterate — onliterate adj. not using a writing system; of societies, cultures, or tribes. [Narrower terms: {uncivilized (vs. civilized)}] Syn: preliterate. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonliterate — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
nonliterate — adjective used of a society that has not developed writing • Syn: ↑preliterate • Similar to: ↑noncivilized, ↑noncivilised * * * I. “+ adjective 1. : having no written language … Useful english dictionary
nonliterate — 1. adjective Not literate; illiterate 2. noun A nonliterate person … Wiktionary
nonliterate society — a people or culture without a written language. The term nonliterate is distinguished from “illiterate,” which indicates a member of a literate society who has not learned to read or write. Although the term is not entirely satisfactory… … Universalium
nonliterate — nonliteracy, n. /non lit euhr it/, adj. Anthropol. preliterate. [1945 50; NON + LITERATE] * * * … Universalium
nonliterate — non·literate … English syllables
nonliterate — non•lit•er•ate [[t]nɒnˈlɪt ər ɪt[/t]] adj. ant preliterate • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
uncivilized vs civilized — nonliterate onliterate adj. not using a writing system; of societies, cultures, or tribes. [Narrower terms: {uncivilized (vs. civilized)}] Syn: preliterate. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
НЕГРАМОТНОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО — (nonliterate society) общество, в котором население не имеет доступа к системе письменности. Хотя оно часто считается эволюционной стадией, предшествующей цивилизации, подобная точка зрения не принимает в расчет устные традиции. Длинные мифы и… … Большой толковый социологический словарь
