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jumelle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • binoculars noun A handheld optical instrument with lenses for each eye, used to magnify distant objects.
  • twin noun One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.

Senses

jumelle is used for these senses in English:

  • binoculars A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
  • twin Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

twin — full definition

  1. noun One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.
  2. noun Either of two things that are strikingly similar or closely matched.
  3. verb To form an official partnership between two places, especially towns in different countries.
  4. adj Consisting of two matching or paired items.

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