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subliminal
[sub-lim´ĭ-nal]below the threshold of sensation or conscious awareness.
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sub·lim·i·nal
(sŭb-lim'i-năl),Below the threshold of perception or excitation; below the limit or threshold of consciousness.
[sub- + L. limen (limin-), threshold]
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subliminal
(sŭb-lĭm′ə-nəl)adj. Psychology
1. Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli.
2. Inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke a response: subliminal propaganda.
sub·lim′i·nal·ly adv.
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sub·lim·i·nal
(sŭb-lim'i-năl)Below the threshold of perception or excitation; below the limit or threshold of consciousness.
[sub- + L. limen (limin-), threshold]
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subliminal
(of stimuli) below the level that would result in a response.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
sub·lim·i·nal
(sŭb-lim'i-năl)Below threshold of perception, excitation, or consciousness.
[sub- + L. limen (limin-), threshold]
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