"prelingual" meaning in English

See prelingual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more prelingual [comparative], most prelingual [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl Etymology: From pre- + lingual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|lingual}} pre- + lingual Head templates: {{en-adj}} prelingual (comparative more prelingual, superlative most prelingual)
  1. Before learning language.
    Sense id: en-prelingual-en-adj-u-x8URF8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (anatomy) anterior to the tongue Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-prelingual-en-adj-nu44W~qI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 27 73 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prelinguistic
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