PRECONSCIOUS


Meaning of PRECONSCIOUS in English

I. (ˌ)prē-ˈkän(t)-shəs adjective

Date: 1860

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

• pre·con·scious·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: circa 1922

: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.