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twain
I. \ˈtwān\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English tweyen, twein, twain, adjective & pron., from Old English twēgen, nominative & accusative masculine — more at two
archaic : two
< Nature's twain circumscriptions of man's station — H.B.Alexander >
II. pronoun
Etymology: Middle English tweyen, twein, twain
: two
< mark twain >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tweyen, twein, twain, from tweyen, twein, twain, adjective & pron.
1. : two
2. : couple, pair
< the doings of this talented twain — Osbert Sitwell >
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- in twain
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English twaynen, from tweyen, twein, twain, adjective
: divide, part, sunder |