nonverbal

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Definition of nonverbal

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of non-verbal.
    “In the Moroccan dialect of Meknès, verbal negation is by means of the circumfix ma...-š, as in (15), while nonverbal negation is primarily by means of invariable ma-ši before the nonverbal predicate, as in (16).”
    “Negative prefix in Russian is a distinctive feature of nonverbal parts of speech, namely, nouns (even those that do not denote situations, e.g. 3a), adjectives (3b), and adverbs (3c): […]”
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adj

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of non-verbal.
    “In the Moroccan dialect of Meknès, verbal negation is by means of the circumfix ma...-š, as in (15), while nonverbal negation is primarily by means of invariable ma-ši before the nonverbal predicate, as in (16).”
    “Negative prefix in Russian is a distinctive feature of nonverbal parts of speech, namely, nouns (even those that do not denote situations, e.g. 3a), adjectives (3b), and adverbs (3c): […]”

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of non-verbal.
    “So obviously when we think about nonverbal behavior, or body language -- but we call it nonverbals as social scientists -- it's language, so we think about communication. When we think about communication, we think about interactions.”

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Etymology

From non- + verbal.

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