twin

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• twynne (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

Old English twinn, earlier ġetwinn, from Germanic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /twɪn/, SAMPA: /twIn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

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[edit] Noun

twin (plural twins)

1. Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
2. Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
3. A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room

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[edit] See also

• twyndyllyng
• (hotel room): single, double

[edit] Adjective

twin (not comparable)

1. Forming a pair of twins.

   the twin boys

2. Forming a matched pair.

   twin socks

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[edit] Verb

to twin (third-person singular simple present twins, present participle twinning, simple past and past participle twinned)

1. (transitive, obsolete except, Scotland) To separate, divide.
2. (intransitive, obsolete except, Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
3. (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).

   Placetown in England is twinned with Machinville in France.

4. (intransitive) To give birth to twins.

[edit] See also

• sister city