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   twain

   /tweɪn/

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   • 1. archaic term for two

   Word Origin Old Englishtwegen, masculine of twā (see two).

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   What is Twain?

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   What is the origin of the word TWAIN?

   • From Old English twēġe, reduced form of twēġen (“ twain ”). Doublet of swy . 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. [ …], London: [ …] [ John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book II, canto vi:

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   What does Mark Twain mean?

   • "Mark twain!" was called out by a steamship hand when the sounding depth was 2 fathoms, or 12 feet. This was the shallowest water in which most steamships could operate at full power. twain (not comparable) twain (plural twains) From Middle English twaynen, from twayne (“two”, numeral) (see Etymology 1 above).

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   What does Twain mean in a poem?

   • In The Oxford English Dictionary Online the word twain is described as “separated, or apart”. The poet is using the word twain to express a sense of separation between the two. Although he is using the word twain in the first line to express separation, he continues by saying “Although our undivided loves are one” (2).

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   noun. ˈtwān. Synonyms of twain. 1. : two. 2. : couple, pair. twain. 2 of 3. pronoun. : two. especially : two fathoms. mark twain. twain. 3 of 3. adjective. archaic. : two. Synonyms. Noun. brace. couple.

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   Meaning of twain in English. twain. number. old use uk / tweɪn / us / tweɪn / Add to word list. two. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Numbers: cardinal, including nought & zero. B, b. bi. cipher. deca- duodecillion. fifteen. five. forty. googol. jillion. kazillion. naught. nineteen. sixty. ten. thirty. twelve. unit. zillion.

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   Definitions of twain. noun. two items of the same kind. synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twosome, yoke. see more. see less. types: doubleton. (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player.

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   noun. Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. twain. 1. / tweɪn / determiner. an archaic word for two. Twain. 2. / tweɪn / noun.

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   Twain is an archaic word for two, or a pen name of Mark Twain, a famous American writer. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Twain is an archaic word meaning two, often used in poetry or after a noun. It can also be a surname or a reference to Mark Twain, the American author.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · twain (third-person singular simple present twains, present participle twaining, simple past and past participle twained) To part in twain; divide; sunder.