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pre-Oedipal
pre-Oedipal adj. 
/ˌpriˈidəp(ə)l/ [compare German präödipalisch (1926 or earlier), French préoedipien (1926)] Psychoanalysis relating to or designating a phase of psychosexual development prior to the onset of an Oedipal phase; cf. Oedipal adj.
Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈiːdᵻpl/
, /(ˌ)priːˈiːdᵻpl/U.S. /ˌpriˈɛdəp(ə)l/
, /ˌpriˈɛdəp(ə)l//ˌpriˈidəp(ə)l/ΘΚΠ
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pre-Oedipal1926
1926 O. Rank Literary Autobiogr. in Jrnl. Otto Rank Assoc. 16 (1981) 37 Odier quotes me in a confirmatory way with regard to the primal source of the super-ego in the preoedipal (maternal) inhibitions. The preoedipal super-ego has since been overemphasized by Melanie Klein.
1999 J. Butler Gender Trouble 95 Rubin claims that the unlimited universe of sexual possibilities exists for the pre-Oedipal child.
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