Lacan, JacquesPronunciation: /laˈkɒ̃, lakɑ̃/Definition of Lacan, Jacques (1901–81), French psychoanalyst and writer. A notable post-structuralist, he reinterpreted Freudian psychoanalysis, especially the theory of the unconscious, in the light of structural linguistics and anthropology. Derivatives LacanianPronunciation: /laˈkeɪnɪən/ adjective & noun Lacanianism noun Lacan, Jacques in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Lacan, Jacques in the US English dictionary
