siamese twin

Si·a·mese twin

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahy-uh-meez, -mees twin]
- /ˌsaɪ əˈmiz, -ˈmis twɪn/
- /saɪəˈmiːz twɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-uh-meez, -mees twin]
- /ˌsaɪ əˈmiz, -ˈmis twɪn/

Definitions of siamese twin words

noun siamese twin (not in technical use) conjoined twin. 1
countable noun siamese twin Siamese twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined. 0

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Origin of siamese twin

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; named after congenitally united twins, Chang and Eng (1811-74), born in Siam, who were joined to each other at the chest

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Parts of speech for Siamese twin

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adverb

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exclamation

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siamese twin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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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Synonyms for siamese twin

noun siamese twin

co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
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.
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.
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.
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.

All 7 Synonyms of siamese twin