twin

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either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion:

My sister has twin sons.

a twin sister

one of two very similar things:

The two countries are often regarded as economic twins.

used to describe two similar things that are a pair:

twin towers

a car with twin exhausts

existing at the same time:

He has managed to combine his twin obsessions of detective stories and rock music in his new radio programme.

to put something together with something else, especially because they work well as a pair:

She twins a shimmering silk blouse with a dark wool skirt.

Try twinning chores with pleasant rewards - for example, walking the dog to the pub.

The cover of the book shows twinned images of Piccadilly Circus and the New York skyline.

If two towns, organizations, etc. are twinned, or one is twinned with the other, a connection or special relationship is established between them:

Cambridge is twinned with Heidelberg.

The two cities have been twinned since 1966.

Elite universities were twinned with inner city schools in an effort to increase their intake of students from less privileged backgrounds.

either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion

Twin is used of two things that are the same or similar:

twin engines/towers