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- German · calque ofUrszene
- English todayprimal scene
Calque of German Urszene. Coined by Sigmund Freud in 1914.
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primal scene
Today it means: In Freudian theory, the first time a child witnesses (and understands) his or her parents copulating. Full definition →
German Urszene