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pri′mary proc′ess, [Psychoanal.]
  1. Psychiatrythe generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes. Cf. secondary process. 

'primary process' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
secondary process

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