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non·lan·guage | \ ˌnän-ˈlaŋ-gwij 
, -wij \
, -wij \Definition of nonlanguage
: not pertaining to language or the study of language : not related to communication via speech or writing
nonlanguage courses facial expressions and other forms of nonlanguage communication nonlanguage functions
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