liminal
[lim-uh-nl, lahy-muh-]
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adjective Psychology.
of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
Origin of liminal
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Meantime we are aware also of a substratum of fragmentary automatic, liminal ideas, of which we take small account.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily DeathFrederick W. H. Myers
This may be technically expressed by saying that the liminal intensity (Schwelle) is raised during sleep.
IllusionsJames Sully
liminal
adjective
Word Origin for liminal
C19: from Latin līmen threshold
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liminal
[lĭm′ə-nəl]
adj.
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