doppelganger
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
Borrowing from German Doppelgänger, “ghostly spirit” literally “double walker”, from Doppel (“duplicate, double”) + gänger (“goer”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈdɒpl̩.ɡæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ SAMPA: /"dQpl=.g{N.@(r)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈdɑpl̩.ɡæŋ.ɚ/ SAMPA: /"dApl=.g{N.@`/
[edit] Noun
doppelganger (plural doppelgangers)
- A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
- An evil twin.
- A remarkably similar double.
- A person who has the same name as another.
- A fantastic monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.
[edit] Translations
ghostly double of a living person
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evil twin
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remarkably similar double
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person who has the same name as another
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