/ ɪˈmeɪgəʊ; ɪˈmɑːg-; NAmE -goʊ/ noun
1.
( psychology ) a mental image of sb as being perfect that you do not realize you have and that influences your behaviour
2.
( pl. im·agos or im·agi·nes / ɪˈmeɪdʒɪniːz; NAmE ; ɪˈmɑːdʒ-/) the final and fully developed adult stage of an insect, especially one with wings
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (in sense 2): modern Latin use of Latin imago image. Sense 1 dates from the early 20th cent.