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a dead ringer

a dead ring·er
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey ded ring-er]
    • /eɪ dɛd ˈrɪŋ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey ded ring-er]
    • /eɪ dɛd ˈrɪŋ ər/

Definition of a dead ringer words

  • phrase a dead ringer If you say that one person is a ringer or a dead ringer for another, you mean that they look exactly like each other. 3
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Parts of speech for A dead ringer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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a dead ringer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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