twain
1 of 3noun
ˈtwān 
1
: two
2
: couple, pair
twain
2 of 3pronoun
: two
especially : two fathoms
mark twain
twain
3 of 3adjective
archaic
: two
Synonyms
Noun
- brace
- couple
- couplet
- duo
- dyad
- pair
- twosome
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Example Sentences
Noun I like rap and my parents like country music, and never the twain shall meet in our house.
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 31 May 2022 But never the twain did meet until college became the country’s sole (respectable, reliable) pathway to economic advancement. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021 Ne’er shall the twain between classical music and jazz meet. Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022 America is beset by tribalism, a poisonous partisanship: red camp, blue camp, and never the twain shall meet. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 July 2021 Monday night's season 2 finale of the TNT science fiction show Snowpiercer saw the titular train split in twain, much to the anger of Sean Bean's villainous Mr. Wilford. Clark Collis, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2021 Harris, as the nation’s first vice president who is Black, as well as South Asian and female, will be under particular pressure to make the twain meet. Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021 The twains of the have and have-nots, blacks and whites, privileged and oppressed still vow to never meet. Dallas News, 2 June 2020 Reuters/Will Dunham Few topics arouse the passions of Americans like god and government and whether the twain shall meet. Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2020 See More
Noun
Sports are sports and real life is real life and never the twain shall meet. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 31 May 2022 But never the twain did meet until college became the country’s sole (respectable, reliable) pathway to economic advancement. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021 Ne’er shall the twain between classical music and jazz meet. Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022 America is beset by tribalism, a poisonous partisanship: red camp, blue camp, and never the twain shall meet. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 July 2021 Monday night's season 2 finale of the TNT science fiction show Snowpiercer saw the titular train split in twain, much to the anger of Sean Bean's villainous Mr. Wilford. Clark Collis, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2021 Harris, as the nation’s first vice president who is Black, as well as South Asian and female, will be under particular pressure to make the twain meet. Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021 The twains of the have and have-nots, blacks and whites, privileged and oppressed still vow to never meet. Dallas News, 2 June 2020 Reuters/Will Dunham Few topics arouse the passions of Americans like god and government and whether the twain shall meet. Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Old English twēgen — more at two
First Known Use
Noun
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Pronoun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing twain
Kids Definition
twain
noun
ˈtwān
: two entry 2 sense 1
Biographical Definition
Twain
biographical name
Mark see clemens
twain
noun
as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together I like rap and my parents like country music, and never the twain shall meet in our house Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pair
- couple
- duo
- brace
- partnership
- twosome
- dyad
- couplet
- companion
- twin
- half
- yoke
- span
- doublet
- equal
- parallel
- team
- like
- mate
- peer
- equivalent
- coordinate
- complement
- fellow
- rival
- counterpart
- match