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Origin of twin
1First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective twynne, twinne, Old English adjective twinn “twofold, double”; noun and adjective getwinn “double,” (plural getwinnas “twins”); akin to Old Frisian twīna, twīne “two together,” Old Norse tvinnr “double,” Gothic twaihnái “two each”
Words nearby twin
twilight zone, twilit, twill, twill weave, T.W.I.M.C., twin, twin bed, twinberry, twin bill, twinborn, Twin Cities
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British Dictionary definitions for twin
twin
/ (twɪn) /
noun
verb twins, twinning or twinned
Derived forms of twin
twinning, nounWord Origin for twin
Old English twinn; related to Old High German zwiniling twin, Old Norse tvinnr double
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Medical definitions for twin
twin
[ twĭn ]
n.
One of two offspring born at the same birth.
adj.
Being two or one of two offspring born at the same birth.
Consisting of two identical or similar parts; double.
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Scientific definitions for twin
twin
[ twĭn ]
One of two offspring born of a single gestation. Identical twins result from the division of a fertilized egg. Fraternal twins result from the fertilization of two separate eggs at the same time.
A crystal structure consisting of two intergrown crystals that are mirror images of each other. Mineral twins can form as result of defective crystal growth in response to stress from rock deformation or during magma cooling.
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