English

Pronunciation
IPA|/æn�n�kæstɪk/

Adjective
en-adj

1. psychology obsessive-compulsive, usually with reference to personality disorders

#*1991: �You�re a classic anal-retentive,� he says, �tirelessly absorbed by minutiae, anankastic in the extreme � it�s lucky you have me to deal with the broad sweep of things, to do the abstract thinking.� � Will Self, �Mono-Cellular�, The Quantity Theory of Insanity

1. linguistics imperative, used for example to name the grammatical construction wikipedia:anankastic conditional|anankastic conditional <ref>Janneke Huitink ''Analyzing anankastic conditionals and sufficiency modals''</ref>

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