twin

twin
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noun
ADJECTIVE
identical, monozygotic (technical)
dizygotic (technical), fraternal, non-identical
conjoined, Siamese
long-lost

His long-lost twin was searching for him.

older, younger

I was the older twin.

female, male
evil

the plot device of giving a character an evil twin

… OF TWINS
pair, set

a pair of identical twins

VERB + TWIN
be carrying, be pregnant with, expect
give birth to, have

My sister had twins.

He had a twin (= a twin brother or sister).

raise

adult twins who were raised apart

separate

The twins were separated at birth.

an operation to separate conjoined twins

TWIN + NOUN
boys, girls

She had twin girls.

daughters, sons
brother, sister
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adj.
Twin is used with these nouns: ↑bed, ↑bedroom, ↑brother, ↑city, ↑daughter, ↑engine, ↑goal, ↑sister, ↑spectre, ↑town, ↑track

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