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Definition of Anankastic
1. Adjective. (psychology) obsessive-compulsive, usually with reference to personality disorders ¹
2. Adjective. (linguistics) imperative, used for example to name the grammatical construction ''anankastic conditional'' [ Janneke Huitink ''Analyzing anankastic conditionals and sufficiency modals''] ¹
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