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  • noun Plural form of Twin.
  • noun baseball A group of players from the team Minnesota Twins.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
  • noun (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

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Examples

  • The close association of Enkidu and Gilgamesh which becomes one of the striking features in the combination of the tales of these two heroes naturally recalls the "Heavenly Twins" _motif_, which has been so fully and so suggestively treated by Professor J. Rendell Harris in his _Cult of the Heavenly Twins_, (London, 1906).

    An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891

  • Joe Schmit, KSTP TV sports anchor and host of a Twins postgame call-in show on ESPN1500, sent the following Twitter message Wednesday: From good source: Gordo will broadcast less than 100 #Twins games this year.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • Joe Schmit, KSTP TV sports anchor and host of a Twins postgame call-in show on ESPN1500, sent the following Twitter message Wednesday: From good source: Gordo will broadcast less than 100 #Twins games this year.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • TWINS Carlos Quentin homered for a second straight game, and the Chicago White Sox beat visiting Minnesota, 6-1, to move back into a first-place tie in the American League Central with the Twins.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • The Morris twins received 30 tickets for Saturday's game to accommodate friends and family, many of whom haven't seen the Twins play in person since high school.

    Kansan.com stories 2009

  • The first movie had the worst screenplay ever. this movie featuring an icecream truck called the Twins is already a huge retardation flag.

    New Transformers 2 Robots Revealed: The Twins, Arcee, Jetfire, and More! « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • One thing that no doubt has helped the Twins is attendance.

    American League Team Notes 2010

  • One thing that no doubt has helped the Twins is attendance.

    Minnesota Twins Team Report 2010

  • The National League version of the Twins is the Cincinnati Reds, who have a stadium battle, injuries and young players that aren't cutting it.

    USA TODAY Latest news 1997

  • A library full of The Bobbsey Twins is NOT feasible these days.

    Twilight Lexicon » Twilight Saga on Challenged Book List 2010

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