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Definition Tweedledum and Tweedledee in British English

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

/ˌtwiːd(ə)lˌdʌm ən ˌtwiːd(ə)lˈdiː/

From two characters with these names in Lewis Carroll’s children’s story Through the Looking Glass.

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two people who are very much like each other in their behaviour and looks

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Definition Tweedledum and Tweedledee in British English