Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preconscious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: pre-con-scious
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to consciousness.

adj

(of memories) that one is not aware of, but which can be recalled through conscious effort

noun

The sum of these memories

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English conscious English preconscious From pre- + conscious.

Inflected Forms

preconsciouses (plural)

Derived Forms

preconsciously

Questions

What does preconscious mean?: Prior to consciousness.
Where does preconscious come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English conscious English preconscious From pre- + conscious.

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