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Lacan

American  
[luh-kahn, -kahn] / ləˈkɑ̃, -ˈkɑn /

noun

  1. Jacques, 1901–81, French philosopher and psychoanalyst.


Lacan British  
/ lakɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Jacques (ʒak). 1901–81, French psychoanalyst, who reinterpreted Freud in terms of structural linguistics: an important influence on poststructuralist thought

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Nothing sets Mr. Saad off more than postmodernism, “a dreadful idea” that came into vogue in the 1960s thanks to a trio of Frenchman, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan and Michel Foucault.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Leila Lacan and Saniya Rivers will get another chance to emerge as leaders for a team in transition, while rookies Nell Angloma and Gianna Kneepkens could get some legitimate playing time early.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

A pair of French guards, Carla Leite and Leila Lacan, went next to Dallas and Connecticut, respectively.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

She writes about studying in Paris in the early 1970s, when she got to know the controversial French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2021

Harley informed by Captain Lacan, late of Galway's Foot in Piedmont, told Lord Treasurer Godolphin, who had the party arrested on landing.

From Historical Mysteries by Andrew Lang

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