prelingual

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ lingual.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl

Adjective

prelingual (comparative more prelingual, superlative most prelingual)

1. Before learning language.
   • 2001, Priscilla Ebersole, Patricia A. Hess, Geriatric nursing and healthy aging:

     The prelingual deaf often learn audible speech very well.

2. (anatomy) anterior to the tongue

Related terms

• prelinguistic