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  Twi

  noun

  a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Fanti.
• twi-
  twi-

  a combining form meaning “two,” “twice”.

Twi

¹ American  

[chwee, chee, twee] / tʃwi, tʃi, twi /

Also Tshi

noun

1. a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Fanti.

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twi- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “two,” “twice”.

   twibill.

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Twi British  

/ twiː /

noun

1. Formerly called: Ashanti.  a language of S Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of Akan Compare Fanti

2. a member of the Negroid people who speak this language

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Usage

What does twi- mean? Twi- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “two” or “twice.” It appears in some older, mostly obsolete and rare terms. Twi- ultimately comes from the Old English twi-, closely related to two, twelve, twice, twin, and even twig. The Latin counterpart to twi- is bi- and the Greek is di-. Twi- isn’t productive in English today, with two, twin, and twice variously combined with words to do the former work of twi-. Combining forms derived from other languages, such as bi- or di-, are widely used, especially in technical terms.

Etymology

Origin of twi-

Middle English, Old English; cognate with German zwie- ( Old High German zwi- ), Latin bi-, Greek di-. See two

Example Sentences

Singing "Home, Sweet home," we swept,    and scrubbed, and dusted up the place, Then smoked out on the doorstep in the twi-    light's tender grace.

From 'Hello, Soldier!' Khaki Verse by Dyson, Edward

Where it were friendship's schism, Were not his Lucius long with us to tarry, To separate these twi- Lights, the Dioscuri; And keep the one half from his Harry.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald