Prereflective

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring prior to a reflective stage.

    "The erotics of composition are essential to the process, some prereflective excitation and orientation, some sense that your own little verse-craft can dock safe and sound at the big quay of language."

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"The erotics of composition are essential to the process, some prereflective excitation and orientation, some sense that your own little verse-craft can dock safe and sound at the big quay of language."

Etymology

From pre- + reflective.

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