sosie
noun
so·sie
\sōˈzē\
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Origin and Etymology of sosie
French, from Sosie, slave whose form Mercury assumes in the play Amphitryon (1667) by Molière †1673 French playwright, from Latin Sosia, servant of the Greco-Roman mythological hero Amphitryon in the play Amphitruo by Titus Maccius Plautus †184 b.c. Roman playwright
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