extraversion

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1. Latin · derived fromextrā-“outside”
2. New Latin · derived fromextrāversio
3. English todayextraversion

From New Latin extrāversio, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + versio (“a turning”). Equivalent to extravert + -sion. Popularized as a psychological term by the German works of Carl Jung.

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