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primal scene

 
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–noun Psychoanalysis.
a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
Origin:
1920–25
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Main Entry: pri·mal scene
Pronunciation: 'prI-m&l-'sEn
Function: noun
: the first instance of parental sexual intercourse that a child observes;broadly : sexual intercourse observed by a child
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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primal scene n.
In psychoanalysis, the actual or imagined observation by a child of sexual intercourse, particularly between the parents.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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