identical twin
i·den·ti·cal twin
I i Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahy-den-ti-kuh l, ih-den- twin]
- /aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn- twɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
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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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
identical twin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
Antonyms for identical twin
noun identical twin
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
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