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al⋅ter e⋅go

[awl-ter ee-goh, eg-oh, al-]
–noun
1. a second self; a perfect substitute or deputy: His adviser acts as his alter ego during his absence.
2. an inseparable friend.
3. another aspect of one's self.

Origin:
1530–40; < L (Cicero), prob. trans. of Gk állos eg, héteros eg another I
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alter ego  
n.  
  1. Another side of oneself; a second self.

  2. An intimate friend or a constant companion.


[Latin : alter, other + ego, I, self.]
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Main Entry: al·ter ego
Pronunciation: 'ol-t&r-'E-gO
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, literally, second I
: second self; especially : a person or entity vicariously liable for another (as an agent) alter ego of the corporation —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers> —compare INSTRUMENTALITY
NOTE: The concept of a legal alter ego is used primarily to hold the controlling parties of a corporation personally liable instead of limiting liability to the corporate entity.
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alter ego al·ter ego (ôl'tər)
n.
Another side of oneself; a second self.

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