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prepsychology

prepsychology adjective: prior to psychology.

Adjective

prepsychology (not comparable)

  1. Prior to psychology.
    • To Shorthouse in his prepsychology era, the collective unconscious meant the world of ideas, and the great work of any religious artist was to serve the idea of the Platonic Christ, not a person nor a personality, […]2003, Charles W. Spurgeon, J. Henry Shorthouse, the Author of John Inglesant, page 59

Noun

prepsychology (uncountable)

  1. (US) A course of study taken in preparation for studying psychology.

Origin of prepsychology

From pre- + psychology.

Words that rhyme with prepsychology

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Questions about prepsychology

What does prepsychology mean?
Prepsychology means prior to psychology.
What part of speech is prepsychology?
Prepsychology can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prepsychology in the dictionary

  1. preps up
  2. prepster
  3. prepsters
  4. prepsychedelic
  5. prepsychological
  6. prepsychology
  7. prepsychosis
  8. prepsychotic
  9. prepub.
  10. prepuberal
  11. prepuberally

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