• Presymbolic

    Origin

    - + symbolic

    Full definition of presymbolic

    Adjective

    presymbolic

    1. (psychology) Not yet able to use symbols to communicate.
      • 1995, Kathleen Ann Quill, Teaching Children With Autism (page 18)Those nonverbal means of communication that are used tend to be presymbolic.
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