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presymbolic

presymbolic adjective: not yet able to use symbols to communicate.

Adjective

presymbolic (not comparable)

  1. Not yet able to use symbols to communicate.
    • Those nonverbal means of communication that are used tend to be presymbolic.1995, Kathleen Ann Quill, Teaching Children With Autism, page 18

Origin of presymbolic

From pre- + symbolic.

Questions about presymbolic

What does presymbolic mean?
Presymbolic means not yet able to use symbols to communicate.
What part of speech is presymbolic?
Presymbolic is an adjective.

Words near presymbolic in the dictionary

  1. preswollen
  2. presyllabic
  3. presylvian
  4. presymbiosis
  5. presymbiotic
  6. presymbolic
  7. presymmetry
  8. presympathetic
  9. presymphonies
  10. presymphony
  11. presymplectic

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