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   Twin

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   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › twintwin | 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.

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

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   twin. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English twin1 /twɪn/ S3 noun [ countable] one of two children born at the same time to the same mother The twins are now eight months old. → identical twin, Siamese twin Examples from the Corpus twin • They look enough like each other to be twins. • Noelle and Craig are fraternal twins.

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

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   twin: 1 n either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy Types: dizygotic twin , fraternal twin either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs identical twin , monozygotic twin , monozygous twin either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) Siamese ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › twintwin | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › twinTwin Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of TWIN. always used before a noun. 1. — used to describe children who are twins. my twin brother [=my brother who is my twin] They had twin girls. 2. : made up of two similar things that are used together. a twin -engine airplane [=an airplane that has two engines]

7. www.mckinsey.com › what-is-digital-twin-technologyWhat is digital-twin technology? | McKinsey

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   Jul 12, 2023 · A blueprint should define the types of twins an organization will pursue, the order for building them to maximize value and reusability, the way their capabilities will evolve, and their ownership and governance structures. Build the base digital twin. A project team then builds the base digital twin over the next three to six months.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontwin noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of twin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.