Word: preliterate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
lit
er
ate
Definition: a member of such a culture
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: literate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: littera
Language: la
Decoded: littera
PoS: Noun
Meaning: letters, knowledge of literature, learning, scholarship
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms adjectives having the sense "provided with".