prealphabet means A writing system that was used before an alphabet, or later developed into an alphabet.
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Etymology
From pre- + alphabet.
noun
- A writing system that was used before an alphabet, or later developed into an alphabet.“Our own dearly beloved Anglo Saxons used a very basic prealphabet consisting of 'runes' (straight lines scratched onto wood, bone or stone) called, rather quaintly I think, 'futhorc.'”