PRECONSCIOUS


Meaning of PRECONSCIOUS in English

— preconsciously , adv.

/pree kon"sheuhs/ , adj.

1. Psychoanal. absent from but capable of being readily brought into consciousness.

2. occurring prior to the development of consciousness.

n.

3. the preconscious portion of the mind; foreconscious.

[ 1855-60; PRE- + CONSCIOUS ]

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