TWAIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does twain mean? • TWAIN (noun)
The noun TWAIN has 1 sense:
1. two items of the same kind
Familiarity information: TWAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TWAIN (noun)
Meaning:
Two items of the same kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
duo; twosome; couplet; distich; duad; duet; twain; dyad; pair; brace; span; yoke; couple
Hypernyms ("twain" is a kind of...):
2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twain"):
doubleton ((bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player)
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