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    preliterate
    /ˌpriːˈlɪt(ə)rət/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to or denoting a society or culture that has not developed the use of writing: "preliterate myths and rituals"

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  2. 18 hours ago · Poetry is the music of the written word. Rooted in the rhythmic magical incantations and oral storytelling of preliterate cultures, from the epic verse of Gilgamesh and Beowulf to the romantic Shakespearean sonnets and political allusions of Yeats, poetry has assumed a vast range of elusive, sensuous, and lyrical forms.

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