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tweedledum and tweedledee

Twee·dle·dum and Twee·dle·dee
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tweed-l-duhm uh n tweed-l-dee]
    • /ˌtwid lˈdʌm ən ˌtwid lˈdi/
    • /ˈtwiːdl.ˈdʌm ənd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tweed-l-duhm uh n tweed-l-dee]
    • /ˌtwid lˈdʌm ən ˌtwid lˈdi/

Definitions of tweedledum and tweedledee words

  • noun tweedledum and tweedledee any two persons or things that differ only slightly from each other; two of a kind 0
  • noun tweedledum and tweedledee two persons or things so much alike as to be almost indistinguishable 0
  • noun tweedledum and tweedledee two almost identical brothers in Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll 0
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Origin of tweedledum and tweedledee

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; humorous coinage, apparently first applied as nicknames to Giovanni Bononcini and Handel, with reference to their musical rivalry; see tweedle

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Parts of speech for Tweedledum and tweedledee

noun
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pronoun
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tweedledum and tweedledee popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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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