Meanings
adjectiveprespeech (not comparable)
- not comparableBefore speech.
nounprespeech (uncountable)
- uncountablemouth movements made by infants, regarded as a precursor to the development of speech
Origin
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APA
prespeech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prespeech
MLA
“prespeech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prespeech. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prespeech,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prespeech.
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