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complexe

Definitions of complexe
  1. noun
    a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
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    types:
    usine
    buildings for carrying on industrial labor
    brasserie
    a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
    distillerie
    a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
    usine
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
    raffinerie
    an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
    type of:
    construction
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. noun
    (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
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    types:
    complexe d'infériorité
    a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated
    type of:
    sens du toucher, sentiment, toucher
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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