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Definition of preverbal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

preverbal

adjective

/ˌpriːˈvɜːbl/

/ˌpriːˈvɜːrbl/

[usually before noun] (specialist)

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connected with the time before a child learns to speak
- preverbal communication
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