SINCE 1828
preliterary
adjective
pre·lit·er·ary
| \ ˌprē-ˈli-tə-ˌrer-ē
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variants:
or pre-literary
Definition of preliterary
: preceding the development of a written literature
preliterary Latin preliterary oral traditions linguistic developments during the preliterary period
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