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ALTER EGO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alter ego mean?
• ALTER EGO (noun)
The noun ALTER EGO has 1 sense:
1. a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
Familiarity information: ALTER EGO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("alter ego" is a kind of...):
friend (a person you know well and regard with affection and trust)
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