"preattention" meaning in English

See preattention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: pre- + attention Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|attention}} pre- + attention Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} preattention (uncountable)
  1. The noticing of something before attention is fully focused on it. Tags: uncountable Related terms: preattentive
    Sense id: en-preattention-en-noun-MVc86WhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

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