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   anima

   /ˈanɪmə/

   noun

   • 1. (in Jungian psychology) the feminine part of a man's personality.
   • ▪ the part of the psyche that is directed inwards, in touch with the subconscious: "persona and anima switch roles and merge in slow, smooth ways"
   • 2. the soul, especially the irrational part of the soul as distinguished from the rational mind. historical

   Word Origin Old English (in sense anima (sense 2); anima (sense 1) dates from the 1920s): from Latin, ‘mind, soul’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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