Kraepelinian

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adjective

Relating to Emil Kraepelin (1856–1926), German psychiatrist who believed that psychiatric disorders were the result of biological and genetic malfunction.

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Meanings

adjectiveKraepelinian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to Emil Kraepelin (1856–1926), German psychiatrist who believed that psychiatric disorders were the result of biological and genetic malfunction.
nounKraepelinian (plural Kraepelinians)

plural Kraepelinians

  1. A follower of Emil Kraepelin's approach.

Origin

From German Kraepelin + -ian.

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APA

Kraepelinian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kraepelinian

MLA

“Kraepelinian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kraepelinian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kraepelinian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kraepelinian.

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