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Meanings of twin in English

Russian
брат-близнец
Portuguese
gêmeos idênticos
Spanish
gemelo univitelino
Catalan
bessó
Wikidata
f. twin sister

Kinship.

        Related terms
        брат-близнец
        Portuguese
        cópia
        Catalan
        còpia
        Spanish
        copia

        A duplicate copy.

              cópia
              Synonyms
              Examples for "twin brother"
              Examples for "twin brother"
              1
              Brian Wolfe and his twin brother are well known special effects artists.
              Wired
              2
              Henry Rouvroy had not seen his twin brother, James, for fifteen years.
              Breathless
              3
              It seemed Sid, his twin brother, had indeed been taken into custody.
              Exit strategy
              4
              I have a twin brother I've never had a great relationship with.
              The Guardian
              5
              Life and death were twin brother and sister, equally terrible and splendid.
              Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley
              Portuguese
              casar
              Catalan
              relacionar
              Spanish
              relacionar

              Bring two objects, ideas, or people together.

                    casar
                    Portuguese
                    gêmeos

                    A person who is born while the sun is in Gemini.

                          gêmeos
                          Usage of twin in English
                          1
                          Germany and France had long been the twin engines of EU integration.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          It had certainly communicated in spirit form to the great twin witches.
                          Prince Lestat
                          3
                          Presley apparently used to talk to his twin in times of distress.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          The twin forces of competition and Brexit, however, have impacted the lender.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Better yet, they twin up, which means they always come in pairs.
                          New Blood
                          6
                          The most recent were the twin Grail spacecraft launched two years ago.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          In fact, All Day would make a great twin-pronged Christmas party soundtrack.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          His younger twin brothers have serious heart conditions and have undergone surgeries.
                          Ebony
                          9
                          Carelessness is the twin sister of wastefulness; they go hand in hand.
                          Community Civics and Rural Life
                          10
                          The officials said more than 100 were wounded in the twin attacks.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          The backstretch: Churchill Downs's famous twin spires point hopefully to the dawn.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          Brian Wolfe and his twin brother are well known special effects artists.
                          Wired
                          13
                          Ms Mertzel too thought it was normal to long for a twin.
                          News.com.au
                          14
                          We are currently roughly 10 quarters into these twin crises, he said.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          CNN termed the attack terrorism within two hours of the twin blasts.
                          Wired
                          16
                          And I want to know what has happened to my twin sister.
                          The Necromancer