Averbal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not verbal; without words and speech. not-comparable

    "It is not yet clear how these birds were able to “count” and to form averbal concepts of numbers without the help of characterizing words."

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"It is not yet clear how these birds were able to “count” and to form averbal concepts of numbers without the help of characterizing words."

Etymology

From a- + verbal.

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