doppelganger

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• doppelgänger

[edit] Etymology

Wikipedia

From German Doppelgänger, “ghostly spirit” literally “double walker”, from Doppel (“‘dupplicate, double’”) + gänger (“‘goer’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɒpl̩.gæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ SAMPA: /"dQpl=.g{N.@(r)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdɑpl̩.gæŋ.ɚ/ SAMPA: /"dApl=.g{N.@`/

[edit] Noun

doppelganger (plural doppelgangers)

1. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
2. An evil twin.
3. A remarkably similar double.
4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A person who has the same name as another
5. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A crooked male erection

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