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We have found lemma(root) word of twins : twin.
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[twɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- one of two children or animals born at the same birth
(e.g: experiments were carried out using sets of identical twins)
- something containing or consisting of two matching or corresponding parts
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Origin
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late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English
[twɪn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- forming, or being one of, a pair born at one birth
(e.g: she gave birth to twin boys)
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Origin
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late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English
[twɪn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- link (a town or district) with another in a different country or cause (two towns or districts) to be linked, for the purposes of friendship and cultural exchange
(e.g: the Russian city of Kostroma is twinned with Durham)
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late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English
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