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preoedipal

preoedipal adjective: before the formation of the Oedipus complex.

Adjective

preoedipal (not comparable)

  1. Before the formation of the Oedipus complex.

Origin of preoedipal

From pre- + Oedipal.

Questions about preoedipal

What does preoedipal mean?
Preoedipal means before the formation of the Oedipus complex.
What part of speech is preoedipal?
Preoedipal is an adjective.

Words near preoedipal in the dictionary

  1. preocular
  2. preoculars
  3. preoculomotor
  4. preodontoblast
  5. preodontoblasts
  6. preoedipal
  7. preofficial
  8. Preolenna
  9. preoligodendrocyte
  10. preoligodendrocytes
  11. preominate

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