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preconscious

adjective
pre·​con·​scious | \ (ˌ)prē-ˈkän(t)-shəs How to pronounce preconscious (audio) \

Definition of preconscious

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression

preconscious

noun

Definition of preconscious (Entry 2 of 2)

: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis
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Adjective

preconsciously adverb

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 Watch the pilot again and marvel as Lynch, the master, the nutcase, so loads each frame with preconscious material—tinnital background river-roar, — James Parker, The Atlantic, "How 'Twin Peaks' Invented Modern Television," 13 May 2017

First Known Use of preconscious

Adjective

1860, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1913, in the meaning defined above

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preconscious

adjective
pre·​con·​scious | \ -ˈkän-chəs How to pronounce preconscious (audio) \

Medical Definition of preconscious

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression

Other Words from preconscious

preconsciously adverb

preconscious

noun

Medical Definition of preconscious (Entry 2 of 2)

: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis

— called also foreconscious

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