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non-verbal
/ˌnɒnˈvɜː.bl̩/
adj 3noun 1
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1NON-VERBAL + NOUN
communication
Definitions
adj
1
In a form other than written or spoken words, such as gestures, facial expressions or body language.
2
Of or relating to a word that belongs to any part of speech other than that of verbs.
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, namesly, nouns (even those that do not denote situations, e.g. 3a), adjectives (3b), and adverbs (3c): […]
3
Unable to speak.
noun
1
A sound, gesture, etc. that is not a word.
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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,
Wiktionary02
Negative prefix in Russian is a distinctive feature of nonverbal parts of speech, namesly, nouns (even those that do not denote situations, e.g. 3a), adjectives (3b), and adverbs (3c): […]
Wiktionary03
Non-verbal communication is just as important as what is actually said.
Tatoeba · #386153504
Eighty percent of communication is non-verbal.
Tatoeba · #409327905
Eighty per cent of communication is non-verbal.
Tatoeba · #11451385Usage Notes
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