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| i·ma·go [ i máygō, i mgō ] (plural i·ma·goes or i·ma·gi·nes [ i máygə nz, i mgə nz ]) |
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1. sexually mature adult insect: an insect in its sexually mature adult state
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2. idealized mental picture: in psychoanalysis, an unconscious idealized mental picture, especially of a parent, that is formed early in life and retained in adulthood
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| [Late 18th century. < Latin, "likeness"] |
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