Added 3 October 2026
doublet
/ˈdʌblət/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about doublet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
- One of two or more different words in a language derived from the same etymological root but having different phonological forms (e.g., toucher and toquer in French or shade and shadow in English). See also Appendix:Glossary#doublet.
- In textual criticism, two different narrative accounts of the same actual event.
noun
Origin
From Middle English doublet, a borrowing from Old French doublet, from double, duble, doble + -et. Equivalent to double + -et (diminutive suffix)
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