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ˌsubliˈmation

British  
/ ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən /

noun

  1. (in Freudian psychology) the diversion of psychic energy derived from sexual impulses into nonsexual activity, esp of a creative nature

  2. the process or an instance of sublimating

  3. something sublimated

  4. chem the process or instance or subliming

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