"Twain" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

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"Twain" Meaning

The word "twain" has a few possible meanings depending on the context in which it is used.

1. A conjunction used to express that something exists in two categories at the same time (e.g. "salt and twain" (of two kinds)).
2. In external counting, to divide in two, to halve (e.g. "the twain divides the sheep").
3. A dwarf, a narrow stripe, or a band of color.

However, one of the most famous meanings of "twain" is through the pseudonym of the celebrated American author, Mark Twain.

"Twain" Examples

Definition

twain (adv)

Present participle of twist

(Intransitive) Having or making half or a similar division between two things, typically with opposite properties.
>From or between two rivers that flow into each other.

Examples


Divided by: The town is twain by the river.
From or between two rivers: The twain met at the confluence.
The mountain ranges are neatly twain across the national border.
She realized that time and reality were twain, diverging paths in her mind.
Our one-time-warfare system is now either/or, twain and an inverse, yet forward-looking.

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