Twinned — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

duplicate or match

bring two objects, ideas, or people together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɪnd/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɪnd/

2 syllables Say it as /twˈɪnd/.

Examples

The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pair couple twin mate parallel match matching duplicate

Parts of Speech

verb	duplicate or match “The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”
verb	bring two objects, ideas, or people together “This fact is coupled to the other one”
verb	grow as twins “twin crystals”
verb	give birth to twins
adjective	being two identical

Word Forms

twin	noun	a duplicate copy
match	noun	a pair of people who live together
mate	noun	an exact duplicate
couple	noun	two items of the same kind
coupling	noun	a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
pair	noun	two people considered as a unit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zwillinge

duplizieren oder abgleichen

🇫🇷French

jumelé

dupliquer ou faire correspondre

🇪🇸Spanish

hermanado

duplicar o coincidir

🇮🇹Italian

gemellato

duplicare o abbinare

🇳🇱Dutch

verbroederd

dupliceren of matchen

🇵🇹Portuguese

geminados

duplicar ou combinar

🇷🇺Russian

побратимский

дублировать или совместить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुड़ा हुआ

डुप्लिकेट या मिलान

🇧🇩Bengali

যমজ

সদৃশ বা মিল

🇮🇳Tamil

இரட்டையர்கள்

நகல் அல்லது பொருத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కవలలు

నకిలీ లేదా సరిపోలిక

🇮🇳Marathi

जुळे

डुप्लिकेट किंवा जुळणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડિયા

ડુપ્લિકેટ અથવા મેચ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಳಿ

ನಕಲು ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരട്ടക്കുട്ടികൾ

തനിപ്പകർപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊരുത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੁੜਵਾਂ

ਡੁਪਲੀਕੇਟ ਜਾਂ ਮੈਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

جڑواں

ڈپلیکیٹ یا میچ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结对的

重复或匹配

🇯🇵Japanese

双子の

重複または一致

🇰🇷Korean

자매결연

중복 또는 일치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kết đôi

🇹🇭Thai

แฝด

ซ้ำหรือตรงกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kembar

duplikat atau cocok

🇵🇭Filipino

kambal

duplicate o tugma

🇲🇾Malay

berkembar

pendua atau padan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توأمة

مكررة أو مطابقة

🇮🇷Persian

دوقلو شده

تکراری یا مطابقت

🇮🇱Hebrew

תאומים

לשכפל או להתאים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'twinned'?

The primary meaning of 'twinned' is 'duplicate or match'.

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Using 'twinned' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'twinned' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'twinned' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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