Meaning & use
superliminal
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existing or perceived above the threshold of conscious awareness; a less common synonym of 'supraliminal'
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Superliminal cues in the advert were impossible to miss.
The study distinguished superliminal images, which subjects noticed immediately, from subliminal ones.
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Rarer than its synonym 'supraliminal,' this term appears mainly in psychology and marketing literature.
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