anlage

[ ahn-lah-guh ]

/ ˈɑn lɑ gə /

noun, plural an·la·gen [ahn-lah-guh n] /ˈɑn lɑ gən/, an·la·ges. (sometimes initial capital letter)

Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.

Psychology. an inherited predisposition to certain traits or to a particular character development.

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Origin of anlage

1890–95; < German Anlage foundation, basis, as noun derivative of anlegen to lay on or out, apply, equivalent to an- on + legen to lay¹

Words nearby anlage

ankylosing spondylitis, ankylosis, ankylostomiasis, ankyroid, anlace, anlage, anlaut, ann, ann arbor, ann., anna

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Example sentences from the Web for anlagen

There are pleasant walks by the Rhine, beautiful Anlagen, a picturesque old tower, and the site of Gutenberg's house to see.
A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes|Harriet Julia Jephson

British Dictionary definitions for anlagen

anlage

/ (ˈænˌlɑːɡə) /

noun plural -gen (-ɡən) or -ges

another word for primordium

Word Origin for anlage

German: predisposition, layout

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Medical definitions for anlagen

anlage

n. pl. an•la•ges

The initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a part or an organ develops; primordium.

A genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic.