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Twi

1

[ chwee, chee, twee ]

noun

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


twi-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “two,” “twice”:

    twibill.

Twi

/ twiː /

noun

  1. a language of S Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of Akan Formerly calledAshanti Compare Fanti
  2. TwiTwis a member of the Negroid people who speak this language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Twi1

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

So Twi-hards fear not, a brooding perfume commercial might still be headed your way.

A sensation that can only be called Twi-Hardish swept over me: This was an honor, damn it!

Once (on-es); twice (twi-es); thrice (thri-es) are numerals in the genitive case.

Why, with such a shed, you might very well be mistaken for Chin-ko-fi-ku-o, high-priest of the temple of Twi.

She was not afraid, for in the dark-en-ing twi-light they looked indeed like cattle.

Twi-form is the leopard; twi-natured was Richard of Anjou, dog and cat.

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