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twain
/tweɪn/
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What does twain mean?
noun
- Pair, couple.
verb
- To part in twain; divide; sunder.
proper noun
- A standard software protocol and applications programming interface (API) that regulates communication between software applications and imaging devices such as scanners and digital cameras.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
numeral
- (dated) two
adjective
- (rare) twofold
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IPA pronunciation
/tweɪn/
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When the candles were lighted, the curtains drawn, and the twain sat at tea, she noticed that he looked serious.
Wars ’twixt you twain would be As if the world should cleave, and that slain men Should solder up the rift.
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For another period this state continued, the twain leading a rather monotonous life, and then there was a slight change for the worse.
It was a good-sized individual, the jaws being considerably more than a foot long, and fully capable of snapping a man’s leg in twain.
"In the midst of this clash and din the heavens are rent in twain, and the sons of Muspelheim come riding through the opening."