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latency period

la·ten·cy pe·ri·od
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyt-n-see peer-ee-uh d]
    • /ˈleɪt n si ˈpɪər i əd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyt-n-see peer-ee-uh d]
    • /ˈleɪt n si ˈpɪər i əd/

Definitions of latency period words

  • noun latency period Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant. 1
  • noun latency period Pathology. latent period (def 1). 1
  • noun latency period a period according to Freud, from the age of about five to puberty, when sexual interest is diminished 0
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Origin of latency period

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Latency period

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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latency period popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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