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preoperational

adj

Etymology

From pre- + operational.

  1. derived from operātiō
  2. derived from operacion
  3. inherited from operacioun
  4. suffixed as operational — “operation + al”
  5. prefixed as preoperational — “pre + operational”

Definitions

  1. Prior to a surgical operation.

    • preoperational anxiety

  2. In or relating to a Piagetian phase of child development characterized by sparse and…

    In or relating to a Piagetian phase of child development characterized by sparse and logically inadequate mental operations and inability to reason or work with symbols.

The neighborhood

Derived

preoperationally

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA