presymbolic

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adjective

Not yet able to use symbols to communicate.

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Meanings

adjectivepresymbolic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesNot 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

From pre- + symbolic.

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APA

presymbolic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presymbolic

MLA

“presymbolic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presymbolic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presymbolic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presymbolic.

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