Meaning Of The Word Latency period

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latency period in American English
noun: the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant

latency period in British English
noun: a period according to Freud, from the age of about five to puberty, when sexual interest is diminished

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