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twain

/tweɪn/

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What does twain mean?

noun

  1. Pair, couple.

verb

  1. To part in twain; divide; sunder.

proper noun

  1. 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

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.

numeral

  1. (dated) two

adjective

  1. (rare) twofold

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IPA pronunciation

/tweɪn/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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When the candles were lighted, the curtains drawn, and the twain sat at tea, she noticed that he looked serious.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
Wars ’twixt you twain would be As if the world should cleave, and that slain men Should solder up the rift.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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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.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
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.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
"In the midst of this clash and din the heavens are rent in twain, and the sons of Muspelheim come riding through the opening."
Ignatius DonnellyRagnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelProject Gutenberg ebook #5109