Mentalese
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind. uncountable, usually
"The concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both Mentalese and, say, English is an analogical extension of the concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both English and German."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of mentalese. alt-of, uncountable, usually
"The concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both Mentalese and, say, English is an analogical extension of the concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both English and German."
Example
More examples"The concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both Mentalese and, say, English is an analogical extension of the concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both English and German."
Etymology
From mental + -ese (suffix forming adjectives and nouns describing, among other things, languages).
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