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Noun: genital stage
  1. (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
    "The genital stage marks the beginning of mature sexuality";
    - genital phase

Derived forms: genital stages

Type of: phase, stage

Part of: adolescence

Encyclopedia: Genital stage