twinned

American  

[twind] / twɪnd /

adjective

1. born two at one birth.

2. closely or intimately associated, joined, or united; coupled; paired.

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Other Word Forms

• untwinned
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of twinned

First recorded in 1600–10; twin ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Twinned with the drawn series in 2023, the narrative is already a gripping one before a ball has even been bowled.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

Twinned with Avramenko’s lavish ballet and folk dance productions, they reminded the world of Ukraine’s unique culture.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022

Years ago, somebody put a sign below it saying: "Twinned with the Thief of Baghdad."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2012

Twinned by enduring mutual interest, the Federal Republic and the U.S. used to be the two cornerstones of the Atlantic alliance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the poor bed-ridden mother Knew her hour had come; two daughters, Twinned in form, and mind, and spirit, And their father—who would save them?

From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations by Lazarus, Emma