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“prelingual”
prelingual (adjective); more prelingual, most prelingual
Referring to something or someone that is present or occurs before the acquisition of language and speech: Little Ivy is prelingual in that she is only 8 months old and hasn't yet acquired the method of forming words!
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linguo-, lingu-, lingua-, -linguist, -linguistic, -linguistical, -linguistically +
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pre-, prae-
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