Lone twins

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Name (Latin)
Lone twins
Other forms of name
Surviving twins
Twinless twins
See Also From tracing topical name
Twins
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q7858396
Library of congress: sh2018002072
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Woodward, J. The lone twin, 2010:p. 4 of cover (twins separated by death; the surviving twin; surviving twins; lone twins) p. 4 (twinless twins) p. 9 (The lone twins' ages ranged from 18 to 92 years. Some had lost their twin at or around the time of their birth, some in childhood and others in adult life. Ninety of them were identical (monozygots), 111 were fraternal (dizygots), 18 did not know their zygosity) p. 165 (lone twin defined by the Lone Twin Network as "someone who has lost their twin through death at any stage in life")
  • Lone Twin Network website, Aug. 1, 2018:about (support group run by and for lone twins, over the age of 18, whose loss has occurred at or around birth, in childhood or during adulthood)
  • Twinless Twins Support Group Intl. website, Aug. 1, 2018:about (twinless twins; support for twins and other multiples who have lost their twin due to death at any age)