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   twin

   /twin/

   noun

   • 1. one of two children or animals born at the same birth: "experiments were carried out using sets of identical twins" Similar identical twinsnonidentical twinsfraternal twinsmonozygotic/monozygous twinsdizygotic/dizygous twinsSiamese twins
   • ▪ a person or thing that is exactly like another: "there was a bruise on his cheek, a twin to the one on mine" Similar exact likenessmirror imagedoubleduplicatecarbon copyreplica(living) imagelookalikeclonecounterpartmatchpairfellowmatepartnerDoppelgängerinformal:spitting imagespit and imageringerdead ringer
   • ▪ the zodiacal sign or constellation Gemini.
   • 2. something containing or consisting of two matching or corresponding parts.
   • ▪ a twin-bedded room: "the hotel has 54 rooms, of which 4 are twins"
   • ▪ a twin-engined aircraft.
   • ▪ a twinned crystal.

   adjective

   • 1. forming, or being one of, a pair born at one birth: "she gave birth to twin boys"
   • ▪ forming a matching, complementary, or closely connected pair: "the twin problems of economic failure and social disintegration" Similar matchingidenticalmatchedpairedclosely relatedclosely linkedclosely connectedcorrespondingparallelcomplementaryequivalenttwofolddoubledual
   • ▪ growing in pairs: "twin seed leaves"
   • ▪ (of a bedroom) containing two single beds: "we have twin and three-bedded rooms"
   • ▪ (of a crystal) twinned.

   verb

   • 1. link; combine: "the company twinned its core business of brewing with that of distilling"

   Word Origin late Old Englishtwinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English.

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   Central		W	L	PCT	GB	L10
   Cleveland		59	38	.608	0.0	4-6
   Minnesota		54	43	.557	5.0	5-5
   Kansas City		54	45	.545	6.0	6-4
   Detroit		49	50	.495	11.0	8-2
   Chi White Sox		27	73	.270	33.5	1-9

   East		W	L	PCT	GB	L10
   Baltimore		60	38	.612	0.0	4-6
   NY Yankees		59	41	.590	2.0	5-5
   Boston		53	44	.546	6.5	5-5
   Tampa Bay		49	49	.500	11.0	5-5
   Toronto		44	54	.449	16.0	5-5

   West		W	L	PCT	GB	L10
   Houston		52	46	.531	0.0	6-4
   Seattle		52	48	.520	1.0	3-7
   Texas		46	52	.469	6.0	6-4
   LA Angels		41	57	.418	11.0	4-6
   Oakland		39	61	.390	14.0	6-4

   AL Wild Card		W	L	PCT	GB	L10
   Cleveland		59	38	.608	0.0	4-6
   Baltimore		60	38	.612	0.0	4-6
   Houston		52	46	.531	0.0	6-4
   NY Yankees		59	41	.590	+4.5	5-5
   Minnesota		54	43	.557	+1	5-5
   Boston		53	44	.546	0.0	5-5
   Kansas City		54	45	.545	0.0	6-4
   Seattle		52	48	.520	2.5	3-7
   Tampa Bay		49	49	.500	4.5	5-5
   Detroit		49	50	.495	5.0	8-2
   Texas		46	52	.469	7.5	6-4
   Toronto		44	54	.449	9.5	5-5
   LA Angels		41	57	.418	12.5	4-6
   Oakland		39	61	.390	15.5	6-4
   Chi White Sox		27	73	.270	27.5	1-9

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to put something together with something else, especially because they work well as a pair: She twins a shimmering silk blouse with a dark wool skirt. Try twinning chores with pleasant rewards - for example, walking the dog to the pub. The cover of the book shows twinned images of Piccadilly Circus and the New York skyline.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twinTwin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : either of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. b. Twins plural: gemini. 2. : one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other. 3. : a compound crystal composed of two adjoining crystals or parts of crystals of the same kind that share a common plane of atoms.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › twinTwin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When mammals have two babies at once, each of them is a twin. If you have a twin brother or sister, the two of you are always the same age. There are identical twins, who have the same DNA, and fraternal twins, who are more like two siblings who happen to be born at the same time.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › twinTWIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way. ...the twin concepts of liberty and equality. Nothing was done to save these women from the twin evils of begging or the workhouse. Synonyms: closely related, parallel, corresponding, complementary More Synonyms of twin.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTWIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TWIN meaning: 1. either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion: 2. one of two very similar…. Learn more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › twinTwin - definition of twin by The Free Dictionary

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   Define twin. twin synonyms, twin pronunciation, twin translation, English dictionary definition of twin. n. 1. One of two offspring born at the same birth. 2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart. 3. twins Mineralogy Two...

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTWIN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    TWIN definition: 1. one of two children who are born to the same mother at the same time 2. used to describe two…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › twintwin | meaning of twin in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    twin meaning, definition, what is twin: one of two children born at the same tim...: Learn more.

12. www.dictionary.com › browse › twinsTWINS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    Twins definition: the constellation Gemini, the third sign of the zodiac. See examples of TWINS used in a sentence.