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protopsychology

protopsychology noun: the emerging field of psychology before it was an established discipline.

Noun

protopsychology (uncountable)

  1. The emerging field of psychology before it was an established discipline.

Origin of protopsychology

From proto- + psychology.

Questions about protopsychology

What does protopsychology mean?
Protopsychology means the emerging field of psychology before it was an established discipline.
What part of speech is protopsychology?
Protopsychology is a noun.

Words near protopsychology in the dictionary

  1. protopsaltai
  2. protopsaltis
  3. protopsychological
  4. protopsychologist
  5. protopsychologists
  6. protopsychology
  7. protopterid
  8. protopterids
  9. protoptile
  10. protoptiles
  11. protopunk

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