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adj
Coupled; paired.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
A twin (also attributively).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
One of a pair of small bars placed together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
A finger ring which splits into two horizontally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A pair of trees that fuse together, or are contained in the same trunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). The modern form is influenced by the Latin etymon.
