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Definition of: transference
(trans·fûr′əns) noun
1. Transfer.
2. Psychoanal. a The reproduction of the repressed or forgotten experiences of early childhood, accompanied by a transfer of emotions from the original object or person to another. b Displacement (def. 7). [<NL transferentia <L transferens, -entis, ppr. of transferre TRANSFER]
—trans·fer·en·tial (trans′·fə·ren′shəl) adjective
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