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anal
adjective
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness,…
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- NA
- Scrabble score
- 4
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈeɪ.nəl
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Meaning
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adjective
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
adjective
of or related to the anus
“anal thermometer”
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Example Sentences
anal thermometer
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