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streams of consciousness

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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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