imago

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
  2. noun an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

Etymology

From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image. Compare typologically a Russian term for coordinate larva: личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik)).

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