alter ego

alter ego
/awl"teuhr ee"goh, eg'oh, al"-/
1. a second self; a perfect substitute or deputy: His adviser acts as his alter ego during his absence.
2. an inseparable friend.
3. another aspect of one's self.
[1530-40; < L (Cicero), prob. trans. of Gk állos egó, héteros egó another I]

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