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fraternal twins

fra·ter·nal twin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fruh-tur-nl twin]
    • /frəˈtɜr nl twɪn/
    • /frəˈtɜː.nəl twɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruh-tur-nl twin]
    • /frəˈtɜr nl twɪn/

Definition of fraternal twins words

  • noun fraternal twins one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova. 1
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Origin of fraternal twins

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 twins

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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fraternal twins 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for fraternal twins

noun fraternal twins

  • 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.
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Antonyms for fraternal twins

noun fraternal twins

  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
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