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sub⋅lim⋅i⋅nal

[suhb-lim-uh-nl]
–adjective Psychology.
existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness; being or employing stimuli insufficiently intense to produce a discrete sensation but often being or designed to be intense enough to influence the mental processes or the behavior of the individual: a subliminal stimulus; subliminal advertising.

Origin:
1885–90; sub- + L līmin- (s. of līmen) threshold + -al 1


sub⋅lim⋅i⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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sub·lim·i·nal   (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- + Latin līmen, līmin-, threshold.]
sub·lim'i·nal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: sub·lim·i·nal
Pronunciation: (")s&b-'lim-&n-&l, 's&b-
Function: adjective
1 : inadequateto produce a sensation or a perception
2 : existing or functioning below the threshold of consciousness subliminal mind> <subliminal advertising> —sub·lim·i·nal·ly /-E/ adverb
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subliminal sub·lim·i·nal (sŭb-lĭm'ə-nəl)
adj.

  1. Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli.

  2. Inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke a response.


sub·lim'i·nal·ly adv.

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