Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The bearing of twins.
- n. A pairing or union of two similar or identical objects.
- n. Mineralogy The formation of twin crystals.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The process or state of being twinned: said of crystals. See twin, n., 3.
- n. Separation; parting.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of twin.
- n. action of the verb to twin
- n. giving birth to twins
- n. the pairing of similar objects (such as towns)
- n. mineralogy the formation of twin crystals
- n. transport the conversion of a road into a dual carriageway
- adj. biparous
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Crystallog.) The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought about.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. producing two offspring at a time
Examples
“And the ultimate separation, the ultimate twinning, is the separation between the lawyer and the self — the creation of a professional role that is not you, but comes to have a life of its own, that comes to be as important as the authentic self.”
“There is a type of transference called twinning, in which one person models themselves after an important person in their life.”
“I especially love the idea of twinning the Trans-Canada in Banff National Park.”
“Sister cities, also known as twinning of cities, is an agreement between countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.”
“While they don't know the exact biological basis, researchers think the twinning is the result of the founder effect, according to”
“Gordon is the first critic I know of to understand the strange "twinning" of the poet and Mabel Todd, who was almost like a phantom sister in her attachment to Emily's persona.”
The Washington Post: Lyndall Gordon's "Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson & Her Family's Feuds"
“Mr. Moroun's plans call for "twinning" the 80-year-old Ambassador, or building a second span adjacent to the current one, using private funds.”
The Wall Street Journal: Plans for a New Detroit River Bridge Hit Roadblock
“Unlike American fashion magazines where the cover is an essential sales tool and the bigger and more timely the celebrity the better - Meisel's Italian covers play with all kinds of narrative references, are a place for him to promote his latest unknown discovery, are often obsessed with "twinning", and are frequently the opposite of what would be considered a good cover at American VOGUE.”
“The Secretaries and Ministers also agreed further to explore and promote opportunities to strengthen cooperation in education and technical and vocational training, including through bridging courses and other institutional cooperation such as twinning arrangements between the Philippine and”
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reesetee The union of two crystals so as to form a twin. See also naat. Oct 31, 2008