preliterate

Meanings

• Adjective

  A term used to describe individuals who can understand and communicate orally but have not yet learned to read or write.

  - "Despite being preliterate, she was able to understand complex stories told to her."
  - "Many indigenous communities around the world have remained preliterate for centuries."

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Variants

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preliterate , preliterates

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'prae' meaning 'before' and 'litteratus' meaning 'able to read and write'.

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Trivia

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1. Approximately 750 million adults around the world are preliterate.

2. The first known written language, Sumerian cuneiform, dates back to around 3400 BCE.

3. Some researchers believe that preliterate individuals may have superior memory and spatial skills compared to literate individuals.

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Related Concepts

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1. Illiteracy: The inability to read and write, often used interchangeably with preliteracy but with a stronger emphasis on the inability to read.

2. Functional literacy: The ability to read and write at a level necessary to perform everyday tasks, such as filling out forms or reading instructions on medication bottles.

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Culture

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The concept of preliteracy has been studied extensively in anthropology, sociology, and education. It is often associated with traditional and indigenous communities, and has been the subject of numerous documentaries, books, and academic articles.

How to Memorize "preliterate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person sitting in a village, surrounded by nature, listening to stories told by an elder. This person is preliterate because they have not yet learned to read or write.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'preliterate' with the image of a person holding a feather quill, trying to write on a piece of parchment but being unable to form the letters.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym P-R-E-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-E to remember the meaning: Pre- (before) - Literate (able to read and write)

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