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preconsciousness
n. A state prior to the development of consciousness.
Usage examples of "preconsciousness".
I was dreaming myself into being out of the forgotten materials of preconsciousness, and Helen was my guide through the dark.
I awoke them from preconsciousness and released them to the light as crude melodies.
A helpful mechanism of my preconsciousness had switched on, shunting both hurt and fear into a sensory limbo beneath my dreams.
Most people go through a kind of panicky, preconsciousness checklist upon awakening.
He was adrift in the Old Sea of preconsciousness, the inert and timeless realm that underlay the collective unconscious of humanity.