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anality

American  
[ey-nal-i-tee] / eɪˈnæl ɪ ti /

noun

Psychoanalysis.

plural

analities

  1. the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.

Etymology

Origin of anality

First recorded in 1935–40; anal + -ity

Example Sentences

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Anality is in the eye of the beholder.

From The Guardian

Anality is the unsung hero of Subbuteo.

From The Guardian

Not good enough for the Three Horsemen of Anality.

From The New Yorker

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