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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Latin
Origin: limen; SUBLIME1

subliminal

 adjective
     
sub‧lim‧i‧nal
affecting your mind in a way that you are not conscious of:
subliminal advertising (=with hidden messages and pictures in it)
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