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preintellectual

preintellectual adjective: before the development or the use of the intellect.

Adjective

preintellectual (not comparable)

  1. Before the development or the use of the intellect.
    • Instinct on the other hand is preintellectual. The question is how and why it happens at all.2011, Don Domanski, Brian Bartlett, Earthly Pages: The Poetry of Don Domanski, page 55

Origin of preintellectual

From pre- + intellectual.

Questions about preintellectual

What does preintellectual mean?
Preintellectual means before the development or the use of the intellect.
What part of speech is preintellectual?
Preintellectual is an adjective.

Words near preintellectual in the dictionary

  1. preinstructive
  2. preinstructs
  3. preinsular
  4. preinsulated
  5. preintegration
  6. preintellectual
  7. preintelligence
  8. preintelligent
  9. preinteractive
  10. preinterchange
  11. preintercourse

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