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identical twin

i·den·ti·cal twin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-den-ti-kuh l, ih-den- twin]
    • /aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn- twɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-den-ti-kuh l, ih-den- twin]
    • /aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn- twɪn/

Definitions of identical twin words

  • noun identical twin one of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usually resemble each other closely. 1
  • noun identical twin sibling from same egg 1
  • countable noun identical twin Identical twins are twins of the same sex who look exactly the same. 0
  • noun identical twin either of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into two 0
  • noun identical twin One of two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote. 0
See all 5 definitions of identical twin

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Origin of identical twin

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Identical twin

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

identical 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 60% 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.

identical twin usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for identical twin

noun identical 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 identical twin

Antonyms for identical twin

noun identical twin

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

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