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stream-of-consciousness

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stream-of-con⋅scious⋅ness

[streem-uhv-kon-shuhs-nis]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences, syntactic structure, distinctions between various levels of reality, or the like: a stream-of-consciousness novel; a stream-of-consciousness technique.
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stream of consciousness  
n.   pl. streams of consciousness
  1. A literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur.

  2. Psychology The conscious experience of an individual regarded as a continuous, flowing series of images and ideas running through the mind.

stream'-of-con'scious·ness (strēm'əv-kŏn'shəs-nĭs) adj.
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