adjective born two at one birth.
closely or intimately associated, joined, or united; coupled; paired.
Origin of twinned First recorded in
1600–10; twin1 +
-ed2 Related forms un·twinned , adjective noun either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
either of two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other.
Also called twin room. a type of hotel accommodation with twin beds , for occupancy by two persons. Compare double(def 13) . Also called hemitrope . Crystallography a compound crystal consisting of two or more parts or crystals definitely oriented each to the other; macle. Twins, Astronomy , Astrology the constellation or sign of Gemini.
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adjective being a twin or twins: twin sisters.
being two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other.
being one of a pair; identical: a twin bracelet; a twin peak.
consisting of two similar parts or elements joined or connected: a twin vase.
Botany , Zoology occurring in pairs; didymous.
Crystallography of the nature of a twin; hemitrope.
twofold or double.
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verb (used with object), twinned, twin·ning. to bring together in close relationship; pair; couple.
to furnish a counterpart to or a replica of; match.
Informal to divide or convert into two, parts, similar items, etc.: The old movie palace will be twinned, making two smaller theaters.
Informal to link or combine with: The new grocery store is twinned with a restaurant.
Crystallography to form into a twin.
Obsolete to give birth to as twins.
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verb (used without object), twinned, twin·ning. to give birth to twins.
to be paired or coupled.
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Origin of twin 1 before 900; Middle English; Old English twinn (adj.), getwinn (noun and adj.); akin to Old Frisian twīne, Old Norse tvinnr double, Gothic twaihnai
verb (used with or without object), twinned, twin·ning. Scot. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for twinned marry ,
mate ,
combine ,
join ,
wed ,
couple ,
unite ,
twin ,
bracket ,
yoke ,
team ,
balance ,
match Examples from the Web for twinned Contemporary Examples of twinned A twinned , imagined narrative of a fictitious Fidel Castro and a Miami exile intent on assassinating him.
When these supportive parts also are twinned in a guy with three nuts, the entire package of packages may work normally.
Historical Examples of twinned The world that is, and the world that is not, twinned in time and in power!
Love and passion are so twinned in some hours of life that one cannot distinguish in himself the one from the other.
The upper ocellus is generally bipupiled, that is to say, the black spot is twinned , and there are two small light spots in it.
Keep your twinned ewes on good feed and water, also by themselves, if you expect them to raise you two good lambs.
Twinned crystals are not uncommon, and there is a distinct cleavage parallel to the face marked b in the figure.
British Dictionary definitions for twinned noun either of two persons or things that are identical or very similar; counterpart (as modifier ) twin carburettors Also called: macle a crystal consisting of two parts each of which has a definite orientation to the other
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verb twins , twinning or twinned to pair or be paired together; couple
(intr) to bear twins
(intr) (of a crystal) to form into a twin
(intr) archaic to be born as a twin
(tr) to create a reciprocal relation between (two towns in different countries); pair (a town) with another in a different country (intr) (of a town) to be paired with a town in a different country Show More
Derived Forms twinning , noun Word Origin for twin Old English twinn ; related to Old High German zwiniling twin, Old Norse tvinnr double
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Word Origin and History for twinned adj. Old English twinn "consisting of two, twofold, double," probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *twinjaz (cf. Old Norse tvinnr , Old Danish tvinling , Dutch tweeling , German zwillung ), from PIE *dwisno- (cf. Latin bini "two each," Lithuanian dvynu "twins"), from *dwi- "double," from root *dwo- "two" (see two ). The verb meaning "to combine two things closely" is recorded from late 14c. The noun developed from Old English getwinn "double."
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n. One of two offspring born at the same birth.
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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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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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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