"preattention" meaning in English

See preattention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From 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
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