2syllables
twinning
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Definitions oftwinning
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.
1noun
- Action of the verb to twin
- Giving birth to twins
- The pairing of similar objects (such as towns)
- The formation of twin crystals
- The conversion of a road into a dual carriageway
1adjective
- Biparous
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