Толковый словарь английского языка - twin
Twin
twin
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from ~ twofold Date: 14th century 1. either of two offspring produced at a birth, Gemini , one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other, a compound crystal composed of two adjoining crystals or parts of crystals of the same kind that share a common plane of atoms, ~ship noun II. verb (~ned; ~ning) Date: 14th century transitive verb to bring together in close association ; couple , duplicate , match , intransitive verb to bring forth ~s, to grow as a ~ crystal, III. adjective Etymology: Middle English, twofold, double, from Old English ~n; akin to Old Norse tvinnr two by two, Old English twā two Date: 1593 born with one other or as a pair at one birth , 2. made up of two similar, related, or connected members or parts ; double , paired in a close or necessary relationship ; matching, having or consisting of two identical units, being one of a pair
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n., adj., & v. --n. 1 each of a closely related or associated pair, esp. of children or animals born at a birth. 2 the exact counterpart of a person or thing. 3 a compound crystal one part of which is in a reversed position with reference to the other. 4 (the Twins) the zodiacal sign or constellation Gemini. --adj. 1 forming, or being one of, such a pair (twin brothers). 2 Bot. growing in pairs. 3 consisting of two closely connected and similar parts. --v. (twinned, twinning) 1 tr. & intr. a join intimately together. b (foll. by with) pair. 2 intr. bear twins. 3 intr. grow as a twin crystal. 4 intr. & tr. Brit. link or cause (a town) to link with one in a different country, for the purposes of friendship and cultural exchange. Phrases and idioms twin bed each of a pair of single beds. twin-engined having two engines. twin-screw (of a ship) having two propellers on separate shafts with opposite twists. twin set esp. Brit. a woman's matching cardigan and jumper. twin town Brit. a town which is twinned with another. Derivatives twinning n. Etymology: OE twinn double, f. twi- two: cf. ON tvinnr ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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