non·lin·guis·tic | \ ˌnän-liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 
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\Definition of nonlinguistic
: not consisting of or related to language : not linguistic … nonlinguistic sounds such as whistles, yells, laughs, and cries … — American Speech … produce as their immediate response a linguistic or nonlinguistic signal of understanding or continued attention.— W. Nelson Francis
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nonlinguistically \ ˌnän-liŋ-ˈgwi-sti-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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