preconscious

adjective

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pre·con·scious | \ (ˌ)prē-ˈkän(t)-shəs

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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Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Some unconscious biases are actually stored in the preconscious mind. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 Plants were seen as being alive (in some vague, preconscious way) but certainly not intelligent or capable of making reasoned decisions. — Richard Schiffman, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2021 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, 13 May 2017

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