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Kleinian

[ klahy-nee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. referring to the theories formulated by Austrian child psychiatrist Melanie Klein (1882–1960).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kleinian1

1950–55; Klein + -ian

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