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Definition of Conjoined twin
1. Noun. One of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point.
Definition of Conjoined twin
1. Noun. one of the two identical twins who are born attached together in utero ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Conjoined Twin
Literary usage of Conjoined twin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1851)
"How can it be that he and thou So late conjoined, twin stars of light, But one
short day could disunite ? FERNANDO. These flowers have come to tell ..."
2. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1889)
"It is sometimes possible by a disturbance of a germ at a very early period of
its history, to cause a division, in other words, a conjoined twin monster. ..."
3. On the Value of Human Life: Or, The Present History and Possible Future of by Joseph Dodd (1879)
"... in one sense, the Professions are still conjoined—twin-sisters of the same
family— since man in his complicated nature is the subject on which they have ..."
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