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psy⋅cho⋅log⋅i⋅cal

  [sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to psychology.
2. pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology.
3. of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, esp. as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation: psychological play; psychological effect.
Also, psy⋅cho⋅log⋅ic.

Origin:
1785–95; psycholog(y) + -ical

Related forms:
psy⋅cho⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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psy·cho·log·i·cal   (sī'kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to psychology: psychological research.
  2. Of, relating to, or arising from the mind or emotions.
  3. Influencing or intended to influence the mind or emotions: psychological warfare.
  4. Of or being any of certain primary colors whose mixture may be subjectively conceived as producing other colors.
psy'cho·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: psy·cho·log·i·cal
Pronunciation: "sI-k&-'läj-i-k&l
Variant: also psy·cho·log·ic /-ik/
Function: adjective
1 a : relating to, characteristic of, directed toward, influencing, arising in, or acting through the mind especially in itsaffective or cognitive functions <psychological phenomena> psychological aspects of a problem> b : directed toward the will or toward the mindspecifically in its conative function <psychological warfare>
2 : relating to, concerned with, deriving from, or used in psychology <psychologicalresearch> <psychological tests> <psychological criticism> psychological clinic> psychological assistant>
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Language Translation for : psychological
Spanish: psicológico,
German: psychologisch,
Japanese: 心理の
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psychological psy·cho·log·i·cal (sī'kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) or psy·cho·log·ic (-lŏj'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to psychology.
  2. Of, relating to, or arising from the mind or emotions.
  3. Influencing or intended to influence the mind or emotions.

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