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twain

1

[ tweyn ]

adjective

  1. two.

Twain

2

[ tweyn ]

noun

  1. Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

twain

1

/ ٷɱɪ /

determiner

  1. an archaic word for two
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Twain

2

/ ٷɱɪ /

noun

  1. TwainMark18351910MUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: humorous writer Mark , pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens . 1835–1910, US novelist and humorist, famous for his classics The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885)
  2. TwainShania1965FCanadianMUSIC: country singer Shania (ʃəˈnaɪə), real name Eilleen Regina Edwards. born 1965, Canadian country-rock singer; her bestselling recordings include The Woman In Me (1995) Come On Over (1997), and UP! (2002)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twain1

before 900; Middle English twayn originally, nominative and accusative masculine, Old English ٷŧ ( two ); cognate with obsolete German zween
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twain1

Old English ٷŧ ; related to Old Saxon ٷŧԱ , Old High German ŧԱ , Old Norse tveir , Gothic twai

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