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Meaning of preconsciousness in English:

preconsciousness

noun

See preconscious

‘Metaphorically, Daniels descends into blackness, his own preconsciousness, beyond the Freudian barrier screening the unconscious from the conscious that controls voluntary movement and mental attention.’
  • ‘He does not fully realize the meaning of an object's essence, but such intuition drives him on a quest for clarity and understanding of the ‘natural’ or ‘naive’ viewpoint present in his preconsciousness.’