doppel

See also: Doppel and doppel-

English

Etymology

A clipping of doppelganger; however, the words are not synonyms.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒ.p(ə)l/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.p(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɒpəl
  • Hyphenation: dop‧pel

Noun

doppel (plural doppels)

  1. (science fiction) An identical copy of a person (such as a clone, virtual reality representation, etc.).

References

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

doppel

  1. inflection of doppeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative