presymbolic
English
Etymology
pre- + symbolic
Adjective
presymbolic (not comparable)
- (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.
- 1995, Kathleen Ann Quill, Teaching Children With Autism (page 18)