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  2. Cryptophasia - Wikipedia

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    Cryptophasia is the phenomenon of a language developed by twins (identical or fraternal) that only the two children can understand. [1] The word has its roots from the Greek crypto-, meaning secret, and -phasia, meaning speech.

  3. Superfecundation - Wikipedia

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    Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term superfecundation is derived from fecund , meaning able to produce offspring.

  4. The God of Small Things - Wikipedia

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    It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" prevalent in the 1960s Kerala, India. The novel explores how small, seemingly insignificant occurrences, decisions and experiences shape people's behavior in deeply significant ways.

  5. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3] Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear distinction between the blood relations and affinal ...

  6. Twins in mythology - Wikipedia

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    Twins in mythology are in many cultures around the world. [1] In some cultures they are seen as ominous, and in others they are seen as auspicious. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Twins in mythology are often cast as two halves of the same whole, sharing a bond deeper than that of ordinary siblings, or seen as fierce rivals .

  7. Urdu literature - Wikipedia

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    Urdu literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ اُردُو, “Adbiyāt-i Urdū”) comprises the literary works, written in the Urdu language.While it tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ghazal (غزل) and nazm (نظم), it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of the short story, or afsana (افسانہ).

  8. Fraternal twins - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 26 October 2020, at 03:57 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  9. Sibling - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Twins are siblings that are born from the same pregnancy. [6] Often, twins with a close relationship will develop a twin language from infanthood, a language only shared and understood between the two. Studies corroborate that identical twins appear to display more twin talk than fraternal twins. At about 3, twin talk usually ...