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- [twin]
- /twɪn/
- /twɪn/
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- [twin]
- /twɪn/
Definitions of twin word
- noun twin either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth. 1
- noun twin either of two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other. 1
- noun twin twin bed. 1
- noun twin Also called twin room. a type of hotel accommodation with twin beds, for occupancy by two persons. Compare double (def 13). 1
- noun twin Also called hemitrope. Crystallography. a compound crystal consisting of two or more parts or crystals definitely oriented each to the other; macle. 1
- noun twin Twins, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Gemini. 1
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Origin of twin
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English twinn (adj.), getwinn (noun and adj.); akin to Old Frisian twīne, Old Norse tvinnr double, Gothic twaihnai
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Parts of speech for Twin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
twin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
twin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for twin
adj twin
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- bifold — foldable in two places
- biform — having or combining the characteristics of two forms, as a centaur
- binal — twofold; double
noun twin
- analog — Analog technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage.
- bedmate — bedfellow (def 1).
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- binaries — binary file
- brother — Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you.
verb twin
- bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- bracketing — a set of brackets
adjective twin
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- cloner — someone who is involved in cloning
- congenerous — Having the same (kind of) origin or action.
- coupled — being one of the partners in a permanent sexual relationship
- double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
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