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TWIN/twɪn/

A twin is one of two children born at the same time. Twin brother / twin sister. Twins is the pair. Two is the number; twin is the family word. Identical twins look the same; A twin room in a hotel has two beds — related idea.

Meaning

One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.

Examples

• “She has a twin brother.”
• “My twin and I are in the same class.”
• “They are twins — can you tell them apart?”

Good to know

twin brother/sister. the twins. Hotel: a twin room (two beds). Contrast: two (number).

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