What does "latency period" mean?

(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities

What is a synonym for "latency period"?

Common synonyms include: lags, latency phase, latency stage.

Latency period

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(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities wordnet

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lags latency phase latency stage

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