didymos

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Didymos^¹

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From Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos) Literally, “twin”, named for being a double asteroid.

proper noun

The small binary Near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos. Its tiny moon is Dimorphos
Similar: 1996 GT, 65803 Didymos

didymos^²

noun didymoi

alternative Alternative form of didymus

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name asteroid

中文	雙生星 /双生星, 孿大星 /孪大星
Ελληνικά	Δίδυμος Dídymos
Русский	Дидим Didim

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@misc{didymos_2026,
  title = {didymos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/didymos},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}