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Meaning of postliterate in English:

postliterate

Pronunciation /(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈlɪt(ə)rət/

adjective

  • Of or designating a time or milieu characterized by a decline in the importance or prevalence of the written word.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in American Anthropologist.