alter ego

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 See also 1.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin for other self, which is a translation of Zeno's Citium "allos ego"^{[1] [2]}

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[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia

alter ego (plural alter egos)

1. Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self.
2. A very close and intimate friend.

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• German: Alter Ego de(de) n.
• Icelandic: annað sjálf n.
• Norwegian: alter ego no(no) n.
• Portuguese: alter ego, outro eu
• Spanish: álter ego, otro yo
• Serbo-Croatian: alter ego, drugo ja

[edit] Synonyms

• alter idem

[edit] See also

• double life

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations by Jon R. Stone[1]
2. ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alter%20ego