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Doppelgänger
Person who very strongly resembles another / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Doppelgänger (disambiguation).
A doppelgänger[lower-alpha 1] (/ˈdɒpəlɡɛŋər, -ɡæŋər/), sometimes spelled doppelgaenger or doppelganger, is a biologically unrelated look-alike or double, of a living person.
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In fiction and mythology, a doppelgänger is often portrayed as a ghostly or paranormal phenomenon and usually seen as a harbinger of bad luck. Other traditions and stories equate a doppelgänger with an evil twin. In modern times, the term twin stranger is occasionally used.[3]