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ANAL
anal, anal retentive
(adjective) a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
anal
(adjective) of or related to the anus; “anal thermometer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Anal
An ethnic group found in Manipur in India, and in Burma/Myanmar, closely related to the Kuki people.
The Northern Kukish (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by these people, sometimes called Namfau after the two largest villages it is spoken in.
Noun
Anal (plural Anals)
An individual member of that ethnic group.
Anagrams
• Alan, Lana, Nala, alan, lana, nala
Etymology
Adjective
anal (comparative more anal, superlative most anal)
(not comparable) of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
(psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
(psychology) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
(entomology, of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
Synonyms
• (compulsive and stubborn): fussy, pernickety, picky, anal-retentive
Noun
anal (countable and uncountable, plural anals)
Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
(informal) Anal sex.
Anagrams
• Alan, Lana, Nala, alan, lana, nala
Source: Wiktionary
A"nal, a. Etym: [From Anus.] (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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