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Meaning of 'twin'
Meaning of 'twin' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Twin 
[ a.]
- Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or
sister. [ a.]- Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with.
- Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.
- Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
2. Twin [ n.]
- One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that
ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; -- used chiefly in the
plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young. [ n.]- A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini.
- A person or thing that closely resembles another.
- A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other.
3. Twin [ v. i.]
- To bring forth twins. [ v. i.]- To be born at the same birth.
- To depart from a place or thing.
4. Twin [ v. t.]
- To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way. [ v. t.]- To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.
Meaning of 'twin' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. twin [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- duplicate or match
- duplicate or match
Example in sentence:
- The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
Meaning (2):
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Example in sentence:
- Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?;
- The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project;
- This fact is coupled to the other one
Meaning (3):
- grow as twins
- grow as twins
Example in sentence:
- twin crystals
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