nonlinguistic

Definition of nonlinguisticnext

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nonverbal
Adjective
  • Since emerging from a coma after the crash, Dalilah Coleman has been recovering but is nonverbal and has diplegic cerebral palsy, her family has said.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In September of 2009, around his 56th birthday, Robert started to become nonverbal.
    Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Nonlinguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlinguistic. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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