Definition of Twins

1. Noun. (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other.

Category relationships: Mineralogy
Generic synonyms: Crystal

2. Noun. The third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20.

Definition of Twins

1. Noun. (plural of twin) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of twin) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Twins

1. twin [v] - See also: twin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twins

twinleaf
twinleafs
twinless
twinlike
twinling
twinlings
twinnable
twinned
twinner
twinners
twinnie
twinnies
twinning
twinnings
twinnite
twins
twinset
twinsets
twinship
twinships
twinspot
twinspots
twinter
twinters
twiny
twip
twips
twire
twire-pipe
twireason

Literary usage of Twins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"THE BIOLOGY OF Twins Light Thrown on Many Interesting Problems by a Study of Twinning—How Twins Are Produced -Critical Experiments hi Sex-Determination TWIN ..."

2. Anomalies and curiosities of medicine by George Milbry Gould, Walter Lytle Pyle (1901)
"Thus, of the 8 cases which Taruffi has collected, in 7 the twins were female ; and if to these we add the sisters Rosalie and Josepha Blazek and the Maids, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In the hexagonal system twins are тегу common among the ... The twins are generally .ormed by tho interpénétration of two rhombo< ..."

4. The Psychology of Childhood by Naomi Norsworthy, Mary Theodora Whitley (1918)
"Studies of twins. — Thorndike studied fifty pairs of twins taken from the New York public schools to see whether there was a greater degree of resemblance ..."

5. The Medical Clinics of North America by Richard J. Havel, K. Patrick Ober (1918)
"THE KARELL TREATMENT OF EDEMA. THE IMPORTANCE OF DETAILS IN THE TREATMENT OF ANGINA PECTORIS. JUVENILE DIABETES IN Twins THROUGH the courtesy of Dr. Julius ..."

6. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1908)
"Twins IN THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL NATIONS. It is well known that in the mythology of Greece the story of Castor and Pollux was very conspicuous and served an ..."

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