Dictionary
i•ma•go
Pronunciation: (i-mā'gō, i-mä'-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -goes, -gi•nesPronunciation: (-gu-nēz"). [key]
1. Entomol.an adult insect.
2. Psychoanal.an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.
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