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pregenital

gen·i·tal
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-i-tl]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ɪ tl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-i-tl]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ɪ tl/

Definitions of pregenital word

  • adjective pregenital of, relating to, or noting reproduction. 1
  • adjective pregenital of or relating to the sexual organs. 1
  • adjective pregenital Psychoanalysis. of or relating to the genital phase of psychosexual development. of or relating to the centering of sexual impulses and excitation on the genitalia. 1
  • adjective pregenital before the genital phase 0

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Origin of pregenital

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old French < Latin genitālis of birth, equivalent to genit(us), past participle of gignere to beget + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Pregenital

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pregenital popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pregenital usage trend in Literature

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