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doppelgänger
noun dop·pel·gäng·er \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\
: someone who looks like someone else
: a ghost that looks like a living person
Full Definition of DOPPELGÄNGER
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: a ghostly counterpart of a living person
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Variants of DOPPELGÄNGER
dop·pel·gäng·er or dop·pel·gang·er \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\
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Origin of DOPPELGÄNGER
German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double + -gänger goer
First Known Use: 1851
Related to DOPPELGÄNGER
- Synonyms
- alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, image (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin
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