IMAGO


Meaning of IMAGO in English

/i may"goh, i mah"-/ , n. , pl. imagoes, imagines /-geuh neez'/ .

1. Entomol. an adult insect.

2. Psychoanal. an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.

[ 1790-1800; imago; see IMAGE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .