sosia

See also: Sosia, sósia, and sòsia

Italian

Etymology

From Amphitruo, a comedy by the Roman playwright Plautus (c. 254 – 184 BC), in which doubling is the major theme: both the title character and his slave, Sosia, are doubled by the gods Jupiter and Mercury, in order to enable Jupiter to make love to Amphitruo's wife.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.sja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsja
  • Hyphenation: sò‧sia

Noun

sosia m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. double, clone, dead ringer

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