subliminal
/səbˈlɪmɪnəl/suh-BLIH-mih-nuhl
/səbˈlɪmɪnəl/suh-BLIH-mih-nuhl
Meaningbelow the threshold
Common meaning: below the threshold of awareness
- subunder; from below
- limina thresholdLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1066 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘under’ + ‘a threshold’ → subliminal
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin līmen ‘a threshold’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry līmen, p. 1066 · dictionary scan
Roots
- līmen, -inis Latin “a threshold”
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