twin

twin
twin1 [ twın ] noun count **
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother. Twins of the same sex who look exactly like each other are called identical twins. Twins that are not identical are called fraternal twins:
twin brother/sister: I have a twin brother and one sister.
twin
twin 2 [ twın ] adjective only before noun
1. ) forming a pair of two similar things:
a powerful plane with twin engines
2. ) closely connected:
They are working on the twin problems of flood and famine.
twin
twin 3 [ twın ] verb transitive usually passive
if two towns in different countries are twinned, they have established a formal connection to encourage visits and exchange information:
Oxford is twinned with Grenoble in France.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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