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1.
twin(ne
num.
Additional spellings:
twinne
57 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
Cardinal number as adj.: (a) two; also, with diminished force in generalizing phrase:
a furlong or twin
[could also be construed as sense
2.
(a)]; (b) double, dual; twofold; of two kinds; having two…
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