1syllable
twin
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Definitions oftwin
1noun
- 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.
- Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
- A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
- A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.
- A twin crystal.
1verb
- (obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
- (obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
- (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).
Example: "Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war."
- To be paired or suited.
- To give birth to twins.
- To be born at the same birth.
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