how to pronounce imago

/ɪˈmɛɪɡəʊ/

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imago is pronounced in four syllables

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meanings of imago

noun:

The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.

imago frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word imago occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics imago can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that imago can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;