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ego (s) (noun), egos (pl)
1. The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.
2. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality: The ego is a part of the mind that senses and adapts to the real world.
3. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.
4. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.
5. Consciousness of one's own identity.

In psychoanalytic theory, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and mediates between the person and external reality.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
—Benjamin Whichcote

There’s only one thing that can keep growing without nourishment: the human ego.

—Marshall Lumsden
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alter ego (s) (noun), alter egos (pl)
1. Another side of oneself; a second self; or another aspect of one's self: The characters "Dr. Jekyll" and "Mr. Hyde" were alter egos in a literary tale of horror.
2. A very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of someone's self: Leonard and Lance grew up together in the same neighborhood, went to the same elementary school, the same high school, and seemed to be alter egos among their friends at the college they both attended.
3. A second self; a perfect substitute or deputy: Jim's assistant manager acts as his alter ego when he is not in the office.
4. Etymology: from Latin alter, "other" + ego, "I, self".
A close friend or a second self.
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