"socionics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From socio- + -n- + -ics. Etymology templates: {{af|en|socio-|-n-|-ics}} socio- + -n- + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} socionics (uncountable)
  1. (pseudoscience) A theory of information processing and personality type, distinguished by its information model of the psyche and a model of interpersonal relations. Tags: uncountable
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