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nonidentical

adjective
non·​iden·​ti·​cal | \ ˌnän-(ˌ)ī-ˈden-ti-kəl How to pronounce nonidentical (audio) , -ə-ˈden-\

Definition of nonidentical

1 : different
2 : fraternal sense 2 nonidentical twins
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Examples of nonidentical in a Sentence

the nonidentical bullet fragments were presented as evidence that more than one gun was involved

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 The toddlers, 18 months to 24 months old, included 250 children who were developing normally (41 pairs of identical twins, 42 pairs of nonidentical twins and 84 children unrelated to each other). — Pam Belluck, New York Times, "Study of How We Look at Faces May Offer Insight Into Autism," 12 July 2017 The study design allows researchers to compare identical twins, who have the same genetic makeup, with nonidentical twins, who are more different genetically, but grow up in the same family environment at the same time. — Perri Klass, M.d., New York Times, "Cranky Baby? Feeding May Not Be the Right Answer," 19 June 2017

First Known Use of nonidentical

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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nonidentical

adjective
non·​iden·​ti·​cal | \ ˌnän-(ˌ)ī-ˈdent-i-kəl, ˌnän-ə-ˈdent- How to pronounce nonidentical (audio) \

Medical Definition of nonidentical

: not identical especially : fraternal

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