sosia

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sosia

  • /ˈsɔzja/

Where it comes from

dal latino Sosia, nome del servo di Anfitrione di cui il dio Mercurio assume le sembianze, nella commedia Amphitruo di Plauto

noun

  1. individuo eccezionalmente somigliante ad un altro, a tal punto da rendere possibile uno scambio d'identità

Similar: immagine vivente, ritratto vivente, copia, gemello, doppio, doppione, controfigura · Opposite: contrario, opposto

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In English

  • stand-in person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
  • double a person resembling or standing for another
  • doppelganger remarkably similar double
  • dead ringer someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something e
  • lookalike person physically resembling another person

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"sosia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/sosia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sosia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/sosia

Chicago

"sosia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/sosia.

BibTeX
@misc{sosia_2026,
  title = {sosia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/sosia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}