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libido

li·bido

UK/lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/ US/ləˈbi.doʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

Phrases

  • libido dominandi

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