Superliminal vs. Liminal

Superliminal vs. Liminal — Is There a Difference?

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Difference Between Superliminal and Liminal

Superliminaladjective

Of, pertaining to, or involving conscious awareness; above the threshold of the subconscious.

Liminaladjective

Intermediate between two states, conditions, or regions; transitional or indeterminate

"While doctors operate, she hangs suspended in the liminal space between life and death" (Jeremy Eichler).

Superliminaladjective

Of, pertaining to, or involving a supposed kind of awareness which is above and beyond the experiential range of normal consciousness.

Liminaladjective

Existing at the limen. Used of stimuli.

Liminaladjective

Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold.

Liminaladjective

Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process.

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