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Doublet

From Teflpedia
Shirt and skirt are a classic example of a doublet.

A doublet is a pair of words, or one of such a pair, that developed separately from the same source.[1][2]

Common examples in English include:

  • shirt and skirt
  • café (often spelt cafe) and coffee.
  • chef and chief.
  • place and plaza

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