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con·scious·ness (kän′s̸həs nis)

noun

  1. the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own feelings, what is happening around one, etc.
  2. the totality of one's thoughts, feelings, and impressions; conscious mind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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