"twin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /twɪn/ Audio: En-us-twin.ogg [US] Forms: twin [singular], twins [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Twins are two people who were born at the same time from the same mother.
    Sense id: simple-twin-en-noun-dGIxwna3
  2. When two things are the same, they are twin things.
    Sense id: simple-twin-en-noun-x0f1u5nU
     
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