"presyllabic" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From pre- + syllabic.",
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          "ref": "2007, Mark Torrance, Luuk van Waes, David Galbraith, Writing and Cognition, page 199:",
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        "Prior to the use or understanding of syllables."
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pre- + syllabic.",
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