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identical twin
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of identical twin1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
In the midst of these efforts, she was raising identical twin sons, Julian—“the reserved one” and Joaquin—“the outgoing one.”
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It follows the lives of the identical twin chorus girls Dora and Nora Chance.
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And get this: she had an identical twin, and not only a twin but one in the same business she was in: advice columnist.
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First his identical twin brother, Jason London, and mother, Debbie Nielsen, popped up on E!
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She lives with her husband and two children in Manhattan—as does her identical twin, New York Times reporter Robin Pogrebin.
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Mindy, Cindy's identical twin sister, had suffered a winter fever.
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