preintellectual

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adjective

Before the development or the use of the intellect.

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Meanings

adjectivepreintellectual (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore 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

From pre- + intellectual.

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APA

preintellectual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preintellectual

MLA

“preintellectual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preintellectual. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preintellectual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preintellectual.

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