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identical twins

i·den·ti·cal twin
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Transcription

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

Definitions of identical twins words

  • noun identical twins 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 plural identical twins two siblings born from same egg 1
  • noun identical twins plural of identical twin. 0

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Origin of identical twins

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 twins

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

identical 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 about 67% 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 twins usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for identical twins

noun identical 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.

Antonyms for identical twins

noun identical twins

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

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