Jung

//jʊŋ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of djong (“type of sailing ship”). alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    A surname from Korean.
  3. 3
    A surname from German.; Carl Jung (1875 – 1961), Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology.
  4. 4
    A town in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of Yarriambiack, western Victoria, Australia.

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carl gustav jungfreud

Example

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"Carl Gustav Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, always respected the religious convictions of his patients very much."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Jung. Doublet of Young.

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong).

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