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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

preliterature en · ADJ

Etymology

From pre- + literature.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Before the development of literature.
    • She also reminds us that in contrast to preliterature societies, the industrial societies have a distinct lack of rituals involving the sense of smell. 1993, Charles S. Van Toller, G. H. Dodd, Fragrance: The psychology and biology of perfume, page 1:

Synonyms

preliterary

preliterature en · NOUN

Etymology

From pre- + literature.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Forms of art etc. that existed before literature.
    • The notion of passion as a fire is ancient, its origins lost in preliterature. 1981, Erling B. Holtsmark, Tarzan and Tradition: Classical Myth in Popular Literature, page 140: