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twinship

twinship noun: the condition of being a twin.

Noun (1)

twinship (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a twin
    • In this twinship of right and duty lies the embryonic genesis of liberty . . .1858 Charles Arad Joy et. al. - Addresses of the Newly-appointed Professors of Columbia College

Noun (2)

twinship (plural twinships)

  1. Either of a pair of ships of exactly the same design
    • The Royal George, a twinship, was nearly as much approved of; and these two ships, by their fast sailing, were the principal, causes of the defeat of the enemy's fleets . . .1837, Edward Pelham Brenton, The Naval History of Great Britain

twinship meaning in Tamil

twinship in Tamil

ஈரிணைமை

Synonyms of twinship

Forms of twinship

alternative formtwin-ship
pluraltwinships
alternative formtwin ship

Origin of twinship

From twin + -ship.

From twin + ship.

Questions about twinship

What does twinship mean?
Twinship means the condition of being a twin.
What is twinship in Tamil?
Twinship in Tamil is ஈரிணைமை. See Twinship meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is twinship?
Twinship is a noun.
What is the plural of twinship?
The plural of twinship is twinships.

Words near twinship in the dictionary

  1. twins
  2. twins paradox
  3. twins paradoxes
  4. twinset
  5. twinsets
  6. twinship
  7. twinships
  8. twinsie
  9. twinsies
  10. twinsome
  11. twinsomeness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: twinship (page history and authors); twinship (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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