alter ego
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alter ego /ˌaltər ˈɛgəʊ, ˌɒlt-, ˈiːg-/
▶noun
- 1 a person's secondary or alternative personality.
- 2 a close friend who is very like oneself.
– origin C16: L., ‘other self’.
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