- tweedledum
- twee·dle·dum
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tweedledum
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tweedledum — paired with tweedledee to signify two things or persons nearly alike, differing in name, 1725, coined by English poet John Byrom (1692 1767) in his satire On the Feud Between Handel and Bononcini, a couple of competing musicians, from tweedle to… … Etymology dictionary
Tweedledum y Tweedledee — Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Patachunta y Patachún o Tararí y Tarará en la traducción española) son personajes del cuento Alicia a través del espejo y lo que encontró al otro lado de Lewis Carroll y de una canción de cuna inglesa anónima. Los… … Wikipedia Español
Tweedledum and Tweedledee — are fictional characters in Lewis Carroll s Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There and in a nursery rhyme by an anonymous author. Their names may have originally come from one of the most celebrated and most frequently quoted (and… … Wikipedia
Tweedledum et Tweedledee — par John Tenniel. Tweedledum et Tweedledee sont les personnages d’une comptine britannique écrite par le poète John Byrom, et popularisés par De l autre côté du miroir (1872) de Lewis Carroll. En français, ils peuvent aussi être appelés Bonnet… … Wikipédia en Français
Tweedledum and Tweedledee — Twee dle*dum and Twee dle*dee Two things practically alike; a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692 1793) in his satire On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tweedledum and tweedledee — [twēd΄ l dum′ ən twēd΄ l dē′] n. [< TWEEDLE + dum & dee, echoic of musical notes: first used of two 18th c. rival composers] 1. two persons or things so much alike as to be almost indistinguishable 2. [T and T ] two almost identical brothers… … English World dictionary
Tweedledum y Tweedledee (cómic) — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar … Wikipedia Español
Tweedledum and Tweedledee — noun A pair of people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly. Some officers were starting to call Edendales two detective chief inspectors Tweedledum and Tweedledee, because they were rarely seen except when they were… … Wiktionary
Tweedledum and Tweedledee — Twee|dle|dum and Twee|dle|dee two characters in the book ↑Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. They are fat little men, who are both dressed in school uniform and look exactly like each other. Their names are often used to describe two… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tweedledum and Tweedledee — noun Etymology: English tweedle to chirp + dum (imitative of a low musical note) & dee (imitative of a high musical note) Date: 1725 two individuals or groups that are practically indistinguishable … New Collegiate Dictionary
