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fraternal twin

fra·ter·nal twin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruh-tur-nl twin]
    • /frəˈtɜr nl twɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruh-tur-nl twin]
    • /frəˈtɜr nl twɪn/

Definitions of fraternal twin words

  • noun fraternal twin one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova. 1
  • noun fraternal twin twin: non-identical 1
  • noun plural fraternal twin twins: non-identical 1
See all 3 definitions of fraternal twin

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Origin of fraternal twin

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Fraternal twin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fraternal twin

fraternal twin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fraternal twin usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fraternal twin

noun fraternal twin

  • likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
  • reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
  • double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
  • look-alike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
All 16 Synonyms of fraternal twin

Antonyms for fraternal twin

noun fraternal twin

  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
Just one Antonym for fraternal twin

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