Definition of preconscious
(Entry 1 of 2)
: not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression
preconscious
nounDefinition of preconscious (Entry 2 of 2)
: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis
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The first known use of preconscious was in 1860
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