imago

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.

/ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/ /ɪˈmɑːɡəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imago2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imago.wav /ɪˈmeɪɡoʊ/ /ɪˈmɑɡoʊ/

imago imagines imagos imagoes

From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image. Compare typologically a Russian term for coordinate larva: личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik)).

imago Dei

imago clipeata imagology pseudimago subimago

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