| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | i·ma·go |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -m  g , -mä- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. i·ma·goes or i·ma·gi·nes (-g -n z )
1. An insect in its sexually mature adult stage after metamorphosis. 2. Psychology An often idealized image of a person, usually a parent, formed in childhood and persisting unconsciously into adulthood. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin img, imgin-, image. See aim- in Appendix I.
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