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subliminal

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subliminal /sub·lim·i·nal/ (-lim´ĭ-n'l) below the threshold of sensation or conscious awareness.
sub·lim·i·nal (sb-lm-nl)
adj.
1. Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli.
2. Inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke a response.

subliminal
[-lim′inəl]
Etymology: L, sub + limen, threshold
taking place below the threshold of sensory perception or outside the range of conscious awareness.

subliminal [sub-lim´ĭ-nal]
below the threshold of sensation or conscious awareness.

subliminal,
adj below the threshold of sensory perception or outside the range of conscious awareness.


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