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Definition of Latency stage
1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities.
Exact synonyms: Latency Period, Latency Phase
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Group relationships: Childhood
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Group relationships: Childhood
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage