prelanguage

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noun

Vocal utterances that precede the development of language.

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Meanings

nounprelanguage (usually uncountable, plural prelanguages)

plural prelanguages

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesVocal utterances that precede the development of language.

Origin

From pre- + language.

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APA

prelanguage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelanguage

MLA

“prelanguage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelanguage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelanguage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelanguage.

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