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    GENITAL STAGE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activityplay

    Synonyms:

    genital phase; genital stage

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

    Hypernyms ("genital stage" is a kind of...):

    phase; stage (any distinct time period in a sequence of events)

    Domain category:

    analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)

    Holonyms ("genital stage" is a part of...):

    adolescence (the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood)

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