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The special relationship between twins is that, if there's anyone else in the world that's going to get or be the confidant that you need, it's an identical twin.
Sam Underwood

Meaning of "identical twin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IDENTICAL TWIN

identical twin  [aɪˈdentɪkəl twɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IDENTICAL TWIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Identical twin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IDENTICAL TWIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

identical twin

Twin

Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic, meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic, meaning that they develop from two eggs, each fertilized by separate sperm cells. In contrast, a fetus which develops alone in the womb is called a singleton, and the general term for one offspring of a multiple birth is multiple.

Definition of identical twin in the English dictionary

The definition of identical twin in the dictionary is either of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into two.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IDENTICAL TWIN


Alcuin
ˈælkwɪn
Alwyn
ˈɔːlwɪn
Baldwin
ˈbɔːldwɪn
Darwin
ˈdɑːwɪn
Edwin
ˈɛdwɪn
Gershwin
ˈɡɜːʃwɪn
Godwin
ˈɡɒdwɪn
Gwyn
ɡwɪn
harlequin
ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn
Irwin
ˈɛːwɪn
penguin
ˈpɛŋɡwɪn
quin
kwɪn
Quinn
kwɪn
Samhain
ˈsɑːwɪn
sanguine
ˈsæŋɡwɪn
sequin
ˈsiːkwɪn
Tarquin
ˈtɑːkwɪn
twin
twɪn
win
wɪn
wyn
wɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IDENTICAL TWIN

identic
identical
identical proposition
identically
identicalness
identifiable
identifiably
identification
identification mark
identification papers
identification parade
identification tag
identified
identifier
identifies
identify
Identikit
identities
identity
identity card

WORDS THAT END LIKE IDENTICAL TWIN

away win
Chindwin
evil twin
lawin
no-win
outwin
powin
rawin
rewin
sewin
win-win
you can´t win

Synonyms and antonyms of identical twin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «identical twin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IDENTICAL TWIN

Find out the translation of identical twin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of identical twin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «identical twin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同卵双胞胎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gemelo idéntico
570 millions of speakers

English

identical twin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समान जुड़वां
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوأم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

близнец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gêmeo idêntico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিন্ন যমজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jumeau identique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kembar yang sama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eineiigen Zwilling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一卵性双生児
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쌍둥이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Identik kembar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sinh đôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒத்த இரட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकसारखे जुळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tek yumurta ikizi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gemello identico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bliźniak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

близнюк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gemene identice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανομοιότυπα δίδυμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

identiese tweeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enäggstvilling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enegget tvilling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of identical twin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IDENTICAL TWIN»

The term «identical twin» is regularly used and occupies the 90.929 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IDENTICAL TWIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about identical twin

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2 QUOTES WITH «IDENTICAL TWIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word identical twin.
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Nathan Myhrvold
Suppose that 'Unsolved Mysteries' called you with news of a long-lost identical twin. Would that suddenly make you less of a person, less of an individual? It is hard to see how. So, why would a clone be different? Your clone would be raised in a different era by different people - like the lost identical twin, only younger than you.
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Sam Underwood
The special relationship between twins is that, if there's anyone else in the world that's going to get or be the confidant that you need, it's an identical twin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IDENTICAL TWIN»

Discover the use of identical twin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to identical twin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One and the Same: My Life as an Identical Twin and What I've ...
Journalist Abigail Pogrebin, a twin herself, offers a poignant and personal look at what it's really like to live with one's mirror image and tells the story of many twins who struggle to balance intimacy and individuality.
Abigail Pogrebin, 2010
2
Voices of Bereavement: A Casebook for Grief Counselors
"An identical twin may be the best source for most types of assistance for which we would normally rely on other people, such as emotional sustenance or investment decisions. This is because, generally speaking, helping an identical twin is ...
Joan Beder, 2004
3
Not All Twins are Alike: Psychological Profiles of Twinship
This book is a must-read for twins, their parents, and scholars, students, and other researchers and professionals dealing with mental health and child development.
Barbara Schave Klein, 2003
4
Never Alone: Memoirs of an Identical Twin
In a warm and vivid style, the author describes life with her identical twin from early childhood to young adulthood.
Hertha Will, 2011
5
Embryo Transfer in Dairy Cattle
Thus, in genetically identical twin sisters, one twin may have genes of the X chromosome of the mother more active in a given tissue, for example, the liver, and the other twin may have genes of the X chromosome of the father predominating in ...
George E. Seidel, R. Peter Elsden, John F. Hasler, 2003
6
Identical Strangers: A memoir of twins separated and reunited
Interweaving eye-opening studies and statistics on twin science into their story, IDENTICAL STRANGERS offers an intelligent and heartfelt glimpse into human nature.
Elyse Schein, Paula Bernstein, 2012
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Napoleon and History Painting: Antoine-Jean Gros's La ...
For example, a special environmental effect might boost identical twin similarity, called identical twin assimilation. Studies of twins adopted apart yield mixed support for this hypothesis. A Swedish study yielded correlations for identical twins ...
Christopher Prendergast, 1997
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The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry
BINDING MODE ANALYSIS OF IDENTICAL AND C. Identical and non-identical twin drugs interacting with two different binding NON-IDENTICAL TWIN E. Homodimers of pharmacological interest III. HETERODIMER AND DUAL DRUGS A.
Camille Georges Wermuth, 2011
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Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology
The concordance rates reported by both authors were nearly identical. Based on their combined data, as reported by Huston (1992), there was, on average, 100% concordance for 29 identical twin pairs and about 34% concordance for 67 ...
Cecil Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2009
10
TEXTBOOK OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND HUMAN BIOLOGY
After the skin graft test, the identical twin was restored to the real parents and the single child to his parents. B. Results A very large number of twin studies has been carried out on the relative role of heredity and environment in physical traits , ...
G. P. TALWAR, L .M. SRIVASTAVA, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IDENTICAL TWIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term identical twin is used in the context of the following news items.
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The identical twins who really are an exact mirror image of each …
In fact, that's what makes them even more special than your 'average' identical twin. For not only are they identical, they are mirror-image ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Midstate mother expecting identical twins again - ABC27.com
Audrey Cameron has 11-year-old identical twin sons. A month ago, she found out she was pregnant again, with another set of identical twins. «abc27, Jul 15»
3
Canadians Tatiana Maslany, Semi Chellas gets Emmy noms
It was a similar scenario for his identical twin and co-star Drew, who was working elsewhere in the state on a negotiation for the real ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
4
Apologetic felon linked to deadly Pioneer Square shootout …
The detective noted that Webb's identical twin does not have matching fingerprints; the brother was incarcerated at the time of the shooting. «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
5
NASA: Space Junk Forces Astronauts to Abandon Ship for Fourth Time
Kelly is part of an unusual twin experiment involving his identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, a former astronaut who last flew in space aboard the ... «Empire State Tribune, Jul 15»
6
B.C. receives some brotherly love with Emmy nominations
It was a similar scenario for his identical twin and co-star Drew, who was working elsewhere in the state on a negotiation for the real ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
7
Donna Curtin on leadership: Be humble and kind; you're in business …
I have an identical twin sister. We used to run bazaars where we would make things and sell them. Mom, bless her heart, would make cupcakes ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
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TV Pick of the Day: The Secret life of Twins, ITV, July 15 | Western …
Brenda and Bonnie Bowers were identical twin girls who grew up together in America's mid-west. "All our activities were together and people ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
9
'My identical twin sister is now a man': Brenda Bowers' shock as …
We meet 51-year-ago Brenda Bowers who was born seven minutes after her identical twin sister Bonnie. The twins shared the same ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Laura and Anna Perry | Identical twin flight attendants photo
BEING a passenger on board with these two sisters can be a confusing experience. The stunning twin flight attendants both live and work ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»

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