noun
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two together, esp two people
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a match between two people
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(modifier) consisting of or played by two
a twosome song
Etymology
Origin of twosome
Example Sentences
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The European twosome would go on to birdie seven of the first 10 holes en route to a 3-up win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
Wicked and Emilia Pérez are the first tuneful twosome to be up for the top prize since Funny Girl and Oliver! in 1969.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
James and Latif make an appealing, soulful twosome, infusing their nicely dimensional, well-modulated characters with low-key charm and credible longing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
But they had no previous connection to Farrell, who, with guitarist Dave Navarro, joins the twosome on “So Trendy.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
We began attending campus dances together, and before long we became a steady twosome.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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