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October 31, 2021

Word of the Day: Doppelgänger

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Word of the Day : October 31, 2021

doppelgänger \DAH-pul-gang-er\ noun

What It Means

A doppelgänger is a person who resembles someone else, or a ghostly counterpart of a living person.

// The plot of the story thickens when the main character's doppelgänger turns out to be a wanted criminal.

// In the movie, the child interacts with a ghostly doppelgänger.

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