2. Noun. A subliterate person. ¹
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Definition of Subliterate
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subliterate
Literary usage of Subliterate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Ballads and Songs by Louise Pound (1922)
"INTRODUCTION I. The pieces in the following collection depend for their vitality
upon oral, not upon written, transmission. They have a subliterate ..."
2. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume I of IIby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"The reasons why include the fact that incremental changes in phonics over many
centuries add up to significant change. Also, the masses were subliterate and ..."
3. Nontraditional Organized Crime: Law Enforcement Officials Perspectives of (1992)
"... presents significant barriers, as does the language often spoken by Jamaican
posse members known as "patois," a subliterate French language. ..."
4. Global Environmental Risk by Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson (2001)
"As a result, in such cases the people with local knowledge, even though sometimes
subliterate, came to be treated as legitimate participants in the decision ..."
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