prelingual

prelingual
pre·lin·gual .prē-'liŋ-g(yə-)wəl adj occurring before an individual has developed the use of language <\prelingual deafness>
pre·lin·gual·ly adv

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pre·lin·gual (pre-lingґgwəl) occurring before the development of language.

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