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Twins
(twĭnz)pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
See Gemini.
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Twins
(twɪnz)pl n
(Celestial Objects) the Twins the constellation Gemini, the third sign of the zodiac
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Noun | 1. | twins - (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other mineralogy - the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them crystal - a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure |
2. | Twins - the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 |
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twins
n., pl. gemelos, mellizos, jimaguas, uno de dos hijos nacidos de un mismo embarazo;
dizygotic ___ → ___ dicigóticos;
identical ___ → ___ idénticos;
monozygotic ___ → ___ monocigotos;
Siamese ___ → ___ siameses;
true ___ → ___ univitelino.
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