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anal stage vs phase

phase vs anal stage

anal stage and phase both are nouns.

anal stage is not a verb while phase is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anal stage Yes No No No
phase Yes No Yes No
As nouns, phase is a hypernym of anal stage; that is, phase is a word with a broader meaning than anal stage:
  • anal stage: (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
  • phase: any distinct time period in a sequence of events
Other hypernyms of anal stage include stage.
anal stage (noun) phase (noun)
(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
anal stage (verb) phase (verb)
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
arrange in phases or stages
Difference between anal stage and phase

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