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stream of consciousness definition

stream of consciousness

Psychol. individual conscious experience regarded as a continuous series of occurrences rather than as separate, disconnected events
stream-of-consciousness definition

stream·-of-consciousness (-əv kän′s̸həs nis)

adjective

designating, of, or using a narrative technique whereby the thoughts, percepts, etc. of one or more of the characters of a novel, short story, etc. are rendered in a direct, free-flowing manner

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