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n. a word or phrase used to describe an action, occurrence, or state, forming the essential part of the predicate of a sentence. The verb is also identifiable as the element of the sentence that marks temporality (tense), mood, voice (see active voice; passive voice), and number agreement with the subject. See also actional verb; auxiliary verb; causative verb.

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Psychology term of the day

February 23rd 2025

anal eroticism

anal eroticism

in psychoanalytic theory, pleasurable sensations associated with expulsion, retention, or observation of the feces or through stimulation of the anus. These sensations first arise in the anal stage of psychosexual development, between the ages of 1 and 3. Also called anal erotism. See also anal personality; coprophilia.