NONLITERATE

Meaning of NONLITERATE in English

[non.lit.er.ate] adj (1947) 1: not literate

2: having no written language -- nonliterate n

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

NONLITERATE — adjective Date: 1947 not literate, having no written language, ~ noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NONLITERATE — I. “+ adjective 1. : having no written language primitive people are above all nonliterate people — A.L.Kroeber 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NONLITERATE — — nonliteracy , n. /non lit"euhr it/ , adj. Anthropol. preliterate. [ 1945-50; NON- + LITERATE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NONLITERATE — adjective Date: 1947 1. : not literate 2. : having no written language • nonliterate noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NONLITERATE — Function: adjective Synonyms: PRIMITIVE 6, preliterate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NONLITERATE — adjective Synonyms: primitive 6, preliterate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NONLITERATE — бесписьменный - a * people народ, не имеющий письменности
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NONLITERATE — a бесписьменный a nonliterate people - народ, не имеющий письменности
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NONLITERATE — (a) бесписьменный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NONLITERATE — a бесписьменный a ~ people - народ, не имеющий письменности
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NONLITERATE — a бесписьменный a nonliterate people - народ, не имеющий письменности
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NONLITERATE — прил. бесписьменный.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
NONLITERATE — бесписьменный - a * people народ, не имеющий письменности
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NONLITERATE — Pronunciation: - ' li-t( ə -)r ə t Function: adjective Date: 1947 1 : not literate 2 : having no …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NONLITERATE SOCIETY — a people or culture without a written language. The term nonliterate is distinguished from illiterate, which indicates a member of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRIMITIVE — I. adjective see: prime Date: 14th century 1. not derived ; original , primary , assumed as a basis, 2. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAGIC — Use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces. It constitutes the core …
Английский словарь Британика
EXOGAMY AND ENDOGAMY — Practices controlling the relation of the sexes in the selection of marital partners. Exogamous groups require their members to marry …
Английский словарь Британика
ETHNOCENTRISM — Tendency to interpret or evaluate other cultures in terms of one's own. Generally considered a human universal, it is evident …
Английский словарь Британика
DIVINE KINGSHIP — Religio-political concept that views a ruler as an incarnation, manifestation, mediator, or agent of the sacred. In some nonliterate societies, …
Английский словарь Британика
SOCIETY — I. səˈsīəd.]ē, sōˈ-, -īət], ]i\ noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French societé, from Latin societat-, societas, from socie- (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIMITIVE — I. ˈpriməd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Middle English primitif, from Latin primitivus, from primitus firstly, originally (from primus first + -itus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRELITERATE — I. “+ adjective Etymology: pre- + literate 1. : antedating the use of writing ancient preliterate cultures 2. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITCHCRAFT — the exercise or invocation of alleged supernatural powers to control people or events, practices typically involving sorcery or magic. Although …
Britannica English vocabulary
RITUAL — the performance of ceremonial acts prescribed by tradition or by sacerdotal decree. Ritual is a specific, observable mode of behaviour …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRIMITIVE CULTURE — in the lexicon of early anthropologists, any of numerous societies characterized by features that may include lack of a written …
Britannica English vocabulary
MYSTICISM — in general, a spiritual quest for hidden truth or wisdom, the goal of which is union with the divine or …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEDICINE MAN — member of a nonliterate society who is knowledgeable about the magic potencies of various substances (medicines) and skilled in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOLK ART
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FEUD — also called blood feud a continuing state of conflict between two groups within a society (typically kinship groups) characterized by …
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EXOGAMY AND ENDOGAMY — practices controlling the relation of the sexes and the selection of marital partners. Exogamous groups enjoin their members to marry …
Britannica English vocabulary
ESCHATOLOGY — the doctrine of last things. It was originally a Western term, referring to Jewish and Christian beliefs about the end …
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