How do you use Preliterate in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like illiterate, plus the exact meaning.
Preliterate in a sentence
Preliterate meaning
- that has not yet developed a written language
- who has not yet learned to read and write
Synonyms of Preliterate
Using Preliterate
- The main meaning on this page is: that has not yet developed a written language | who has not yet learned to read and write
- Useful related words include: illiterate, nonliterate, noncivilized, noncivilised.
- In the example corpus, preliterate often appears in combinations such as: in preliterate.
Context around Preliterate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preliterate
- In this selection, "preliterate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, social, societies and tribal stand out and add context to how "preliterate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include existed within preliterate social frameworks and knowledge in preliterate societies citation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preliterate" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preliterate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The dyke can be regarded in the light of these counterparts as the largest and most recent great construction of the preliterate inhabitants of Britain. (25 words)
Proto-Indo-European speakers existed within preliterate social frameworks; thus, scholars specializing in comparative mythology have pieced together specifics through shared resemblances present among later Indo-European languages. (28 words)
Similarly, archaeological evidence indicates the development of astronomical knowledge in preliterate societies. citation citation The development of writing enabled knowledge to be stored and communicated across generations with much greater fidelity. (31 words)
Some people have drawn analogies between certain aspects of hypnotism and areas such as crowd psychology, religious hysteria, and ritual trances in preliterate tribal cultures. citation Hypnotherapy main Hypnotherapy is a use of hypnosis in psychotherapy. (36 words)
Ekman's most influential work revolved around the finding that certain emotions appeared to be universally recognized, even in cultures that were preliterate and could not have learned associations for facial expressions through media. (34 words)
Similarly, archaeological evidence indicates the development of astronomical knowledge in preliterate societies. citation citation The development of writing enabled knowledge to be stored and communicated across generations with much greater fidelity. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
Proto-Indo-European speakers existed within preliterate social frameworks; thus, scholars specializing in comparative mythology have pieced together specifics through shared resemblances present among later Indo-European languages.
Ekman's most influential work revolved around the finding that certain emotions appeared to be universally recognized, even in cultures that were preliterate and could not have learned associations for facial expressions through media.
Similarly, archaeological evidence indicates the development of astronomical knowledge in preliterate societies. citation citation The development of writing enabled knowledge to be stored and communicated across generations with much greater fidelity.
Some people have drawn analogies between certain aspects of hypnotism and areas such as crowd psychology, religious hysteria, and ritual trances in preliterate tribal cultures. citation Hypnotherapy main Hypnotherapy is a use of hypnosis in psychotherapy.
The dyke can be regarded in the light of these counterparts as the largest and most recent great construction of the preliterate inhabitants of Britain.
Common combinations with preliterate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in preliterate 2×