twain

[US]/tweɪn/
[UK]/twen/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. two; a pair
adj. consisting of two; forming a pair.

Phrases & Collocations

across the twain

beyond the twain

bridging the twain

mark twain

Example Sentences

he split it in twain .

Mark Twain is a pseudonymity for Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

People speak of Mark Twain as a signal humourous writer.

East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

Mark Twain pretended to be silly and laugh at the foolishness of the feodal religions publicly and well-intentionedly.

To my mind, Mark Twain was beyond question the large man of his time.

People in the area where I grew up were either landowners or farmers, and never the twain shall meet.

families were either ‘church’ or ‘chapel’ and never the twain shall meet.

TWAIN, Mark, an American who wore long white hair, made afterdinner speeches, received university degrees, and made people laugh.

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