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preperceptive

preperceptive adjective: before the process of perception.

Adjective

preperceptive (not comparable)

  1. Before the process of perception.
  2. Relating to preperception.

Origin of preperceptive

From pre- + perceptive.

Questions about preperceptive

What does preperceptive mean?
Preperceptive means before the process of perception.
What part of speech is preperceptive?
Preperceptive is an adjective.

Words near preperceptive in the dictionary

  1. preperceived
  2. preperceives
  3. preperceiving
  4. preperception
  5. preperceptions
  6. preperceptive
  7. preperformance
  8. preperformances
  9. preperfused
  10. preperfusion
  11. preperfusions

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