SUBLIMINAL


Meaning of SUBLIMINAL in English

/ ˌsʌbˈlɪmɪnl; NAmE / adjective

affecting your mind even though you are not aware of it :

subliminal advertising

►  sub·lim·in·al·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from sub- below + Latin limen , limin- threshold + -al .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.