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nonliterate

adj.

1. denoting a culture or social group that has not developed a written language.

2. see preliterate.

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January 31st 2025

regression

regression

n. a return to a prior, lower state of cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning. This term is associated particularly with psychoanalytic theory, denoting a situation in which the individual reverts to immature behavior or to an earlier stage of psychosexual development when threatened with overwhelming external problems or internal conflicts. —regress vb. —regressive adj.