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Definition of Semiconsciousness

1. Noun. Marginal consciousness. "Someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"

Definition of Semiconsciousness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being semiconscious, neither unconscious nor fully aware ¹

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Literary usage of Semiconsciousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Textbook of insanity by Richard Krafft-Ebing (1905)
"CASE 5.—Delirious state of semiconsciousness after indulgence in alcohol. ... semiconsciousness ..."

2. Aspects of Child Life and Education by Granville Stanley Hall (1907)
"Daydreams often seem the expression in semiconsciousness of the actual growth process of the cerebral elements, and this favors the suggestion that we ..."

3. Aspects of Child Life and Education by Granville Stanley Hall (1907)
"Daydreams often seem the expression in semiconsciousness of the actual growth process of the cerebral elements, and this favors the suggestion that we ..."

4. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"There is extreme restlessness and anxiety, or semiconsciousness, with muttering delirium. The cough varies, but is usually not violent; laryngitis is ..."

5. Missionary Review of the World (1898)
"The future world was dark and dismal. Ko distinct division separated good and bad. The shades in semiconsciousness shivered in the cold and ate refuse. ..."

6. The Treatment of fractures: With Notes Upon a Few Common Dislocations by Charles Locke Scudder (1911)
"... semiconsciousness (Walton) supervening upon a blow is not to be mistaken for the deepening unconsciousness which indicates hemorrhage. ..."

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