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TWINS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Twins mean?

• TWINS (noun)
The noun TWINS has 2 senses:

1. (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
2. the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20

Familiarity information: TWINS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TWINS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("twins" is a kind of...):

crystal (a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure)

Domain category:

mineralogy (the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Gemini the Twins; Twins; Gemini

Instance hypernyms:

house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

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