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conjoined twins

British

plural noun

Non-technical name: Siamese twins. twin babies born joined together at some point, such as at the hips. Some have lived for many years without being surgically separated

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Lori and George Schappell, conjoined twins whose skulls were partly fused but who managed to lead independent lives, died on April 7 in Philadelphia.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

It isn’t immediately clear who will now take the title of oldest living conjoined twins.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The foreign ministry quoted Musk as saying he was opposed to a decoupling of the U.S. and China economies which he described as "conjoined twins".

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2023

There were 26 cases of spontaneous fetal death and 2 conjoined twins.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

I think of them as unhappily conjoined twins.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

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