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subliminal

sub·lim·i·nal [ sub límmin'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
without awareness: entering, existing in, or affecting the mind without conscious awareness
subliminal messages

[Late 19th century. <sub- + Latin limin- "threshold"]

sub·lim·i·nal·ly adverb
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