1. SYN: primordium. 2. In psychoanalysis, genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic. [Ger. plan, outline]
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an·la·ge 'än-.läg-ə n, pl -gen -ən also -ges -əz the foundation of a subsequent development esp PRIMORDIUM
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an·lage (ahn-lahґgə) (anґlāj) pl. anlaґgen [Ger. “a laying onâ€] primordium.Medical dictionary. 2011.