- preliterate culture
- Психоанализ: дописьменная культура, культура дописьменного периода
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
preliterate culture
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preliterate — /pree lit euhr it/, adj. Anthropol. 1. lacking a written language; nonliterate: a preliterate culture. 2. occurring before the development or use of writing. [1920 25; PRE + LITERATE] * * * … Universalium
preliterate — pre•lit•er•ate [[t]priˈlɪt ər ɪt[/t]] adj. 1) ant lacking a written language; nonliterate: a preliterate culture[/ex] 2) ant occurring before the development or use of writing • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
preliterate — /ˌpriˈlɪtərət/ (say .pree lituhruht) adjective not leaving or having written records: a preliterate culture …
culture — /kul cheuhr/, n., v., cultured, culturing. n. 1. the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. 2. that which is excellent in the arts, manners,… … Universalium
preliterate — 1. adjective a) that has not yet developed a written language b) who has not yet learned to read and write 2. noun a member of such a culture … Wiktionary
preliterate — prÉªË lɪtÉ™rÉ™t / trÉ™t adj. preceding the advent of writing, predating the use of writing; (about a culture) not using writing systems … English contemporary dictionary
preliterate — adjective relating to or denoting a society or culture that has not developed the use of writing … English new terms dictionary
preliterate — adj. of or relating to a society or culture that has not developed the use of writing … Useful english dictionary
ANTHROPOLOGY — ANTHROPOLOGY, literally an account of man, is the comparative study of human societies and cultures. Anthropology has four major subfields: archaeology , the study of past cultures through an examination of material remains; biological (physical) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
primitive — [prim′i tiv] adj. [ME primitif < MFr < L primitivus < primus, first: see PRIME] 1. of or existing in the beginning or the earliest times or ages; ancient; original 2. a) characteristic or imitative of the earliest ages b) crude, simple,… … English World dictionary
primitive — primitively, adv. primitiveness, primitivity, n. /prim i tiv/, adj. 1. being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 2. early in the history of the world or of humankind. 3.… … Universalium
