twin
Forming a pair of twinsForming a pair of twins.
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Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Forming a pair of twins.
the twin boys
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(not comparable)Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair.
twin beds, twin socks
- being two identical
Origin
From Middle English *twin, *twyn, from Old English twin, twinn (“twin; double”, adjective)From Middle English *twin, *twyn, from Old English twin, twinn (“twin; double”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *twīhnaz (“occurring in a pair; twofold; double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Icelandic tvennur (“double”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”).
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