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i⋅ma⋅go

  [i-mey-goh, i-mah-]
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–noun, plural -goes, -gi⋅nes  [-guh-neez] .
1. Entomology. an adult insect.
2. Psychoanalysis. an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.
Origin:
1790–1800; < NL, L imāgō; see image
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i·ma·go   (ĭ-mā'gō, ĭ-mä'-)   
n.   pl. i·ma·goes or i·ma·gi·nes (-gə-nēz')

  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.


[Latin imāgō, imāgin-, image; see aim- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: ima·go
Pronunciation: im-'A-(")gO, -'äg-(")O
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural imagoes or ima·gi·nes /-'A-g&-"nEz, -'äg-&-/
1 : an insect in its final, adult, sexually mature, and typically winged state
2 : IMAGE 2a(2)
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imago i·ma·go (ĭ-mā'gō, ĭ-mä'-)
n. pl. i·ma·goes or i·ma·gi·nes (-gə-nēz')

  1. An insect in its sexually mature adult stage after metamorphosis.

  2. An often idealized image of a person, usually a parent, formed in childhood and persisting unconsciously into adulthood.

  3. See archetype.

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