Word: preliterates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
li
ter
ates
Definition: Plural of preliterate; not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
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: Adjective
Meaning: Able to read and write; having literacy.
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".
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).