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primal scene

noun

, Psychoanalysis.
  1. a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of primal scene1

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

The preacher sketched lightly the primal scene to which his text related.

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