[twɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- one of two children or animals born at the same birth
(e.g: experiments were carried out using sets of identical twins)

- something containing or consisting of two matching or corresponding parts


Phrases:

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

[twɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- forming, or being one of, a pair born at one birth
(e.g: she gave birth to twin boys)


Phrases:

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

[twɪn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- link (a town or district) with another in a different country or cause (two towns or districts) to be linked, for the purposes of friendship and cultural exchange
(e.g: the Russian city of Kostroma is twinned with Durham)


Phrases:

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