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supraliminal

[ soo-pruh-lim-uh-nl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Psychology.

supraliminal

/ ˌsuːprəˈlɪmɪnəl; ˌsjuː- /

See subliminal
of or relating to any stimulus that is above the threshold of sensory awareness Compare subliminal

First recorded in 1890–95; supra- + liminal

It may pass from the supraliminal state to the subliminal, and again emerge on the surface.

The normal relation between the supraliminal and the subliminal may be disturbed by the action of either.

But it is equally easy to devise experiments which shall call these submerged sensations up again into supraliminal consciousness.

There, too, the powers of which the supraliminal self has lost control continue to act in obedience to subliminal promptings.

Part of her personality is still alive to the danger, and modifies her movements, unknown to her supraliminal self.

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[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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