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twinness

twinness noun: the state, quality, or condition of a twin; twinship.

Noun

twinness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of a twin; twinship.
    • In her tales of growing up he was her ever-present partner in crime, the shadow who sometimes strode ahead, sometimes followed behind, without ever becoming detached from their twinness, an introspective boy who disapproved of her relationships (‘always with older boys, of course’) but helped her...2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 75

Origin of twinness

From twin + -ness.

Questions about twinness

What does twinness mean?
Twinness means the state, quality, or condition of a twin; twinship.
What part of speech is twinness?
Twinness is a noun.

Words near twinness in the dictionary

  1. twinly
  2. twinnable
  3. twinned
  4. twinner
  5. twinners
  6. twinness
  7. twinnie
  8. twinnies
  9. twinning
  10. twinnings
  11. twinnish

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