getwinn

getwinn
m (-es/-as); pl twins, triplets

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • dwo- — Two. Derivatives include twilight, biscuit, between, combine, diploma, and doubt. I. Variant form *duwo. 1. a. two, from Old English …   Universalium

  • twin — twin1 /twin/, n., adj., v., twinned, twinning. n. 1. either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth. 2. either of two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other. 3. See twin bed. 4. Also called …   Universalium

  • twin — (adj.) O.E. twinn consisting of two, twofold, double, probably ultimately from P.Gmc. *twinjaz (Cf. O.N. tvinnr, O.Dan. tvinling, Du. tweeling, Ger. zwillung), from PIE *dwisno (Cf. L. bini two each, Lith. dvynu twins ), from *dwi …   Etymology dictionary

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