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

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• doppelgänger

[edit] Etymology

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From German Doppelgänger, “ghostly spirit” literally “double walker”.

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[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. A person who has the same name as another

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