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fraternal twin

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noun

  1. one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova.

Etymology

Origin of fraternal twin

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

Alok and his fraternal twin brother, Bhaskar who’s also a professional DJ and producer, learned how to spin records as children.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Segal decided to draw on a situation from her childhood in New York City, where her fraternal twin sister tested into a more advanced elementary school class than she did.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Father Pavlo, an Orthodox priest, conducted the baptism for Nikol and her fraternal twin, Daniel — just in case the operation was not successful, Tkachuk said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Not the shy girl with the tangled black hair in her face, but instead her fraternal twin brother.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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