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akin
English
Etymology
From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- +? kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??k?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /??k?n/
Adjective
akin (comparative more akin, superlative most akin)
- (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.
- 1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, ch. 23:
- We are too near akin to lie together, though we may lodge near one another.
- 1897, Joseph Conrad, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, ch. 2:
- The faces changed, passing in rotation. Youthful faces, bearded faces, dark faces: faces serene, or faces moody, but all akin with the brotherhood of the sea.
- 1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, ch. 23:
- (often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
- 1677, Theophilus Gale, The Court of the Gentiles, T. Cockeril, part 4, bk. 1, ch. 2, p. 27:
- Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?
- 1710, anon., "To the Spectator, &c.," The Spectator, vol. 1, no. 8 (March 9), p. 39:
- She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue.
- 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, ch. 39:
- Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration.
- 1910, Zane Grey, "Old Well-Well," Success (July):
- Something akin to a smile shone on his face.
- 1677, Theophilus Gale, The Court of the Gentiles, T. Cockeril, part 4, bk. 1, ch. 2, p. 27:
Usage notes
- This adjective is always placed after the noun that it modifies.
Synonyms
- (related by blood): See also Thesaurus:consanguine
- (of the same kind): See also Thesaurus:akin
Derived terms
- unakin
Related terms
- consanguine
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Inka, Kian, Naik, kain, kina, naik
Hungarian
Etymology
aki +? -n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??kin]
- Hyphenation: akin
Pronoun
akin
- superessive singular of aki
Tagalog
Determiner
akin
- my
Pronoun
akin
- (possessive) mine
See also
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twin
English
Alternative forms
- twynne (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- enPR: tw?n, IPA(key): /tw?n/, [tw??n]
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English twinne, twynne, from Old English ?etwin, ?etwinn (“twin, multiple”, noun) and twinn (“twin, two-fold, double, two by two”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *twinjaz, *twinaz (“two each”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwino- (“twin”), from *dwóh? (“two”). Cognate with Scots twyn (“twin”), Dutch tweeling (“twin”), German Zwilling (“twin”), Swedish tvilling (“twin”), Faroese tvinnur (“a double set”), Icelandic tvenna (“duo, pair”), Lithuanian dvynys (“twin”), Russian ?????? (dvojnja, “twin”).
Noun
twin (plural twins)
- Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
- A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
- (US) A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.
- (aviation) A two-engine aircraft.
- (crystallography) A twin crystal.
Synonyms
- twindle, twinling, doublet (in the sense of twins and triplets)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- twyndyllyng
- (hotel room): single, double
- twain
Verb
twin (third-person singular simple present twins, present participle twinning, simple past and past participle twinned)
- (transitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
- (intransitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
- (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).
- Still we moved / Together, twinned, as horse's ear and eye.
- (intransitive) To be paired or suited.
- (intransitive) To give birth to twins.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be born at the same birth.
See also
- sister city
Etymology 2
From Middle English *twin, *twyn, from Old English twin, twinn (“twin; double”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *tw?hnaz (“occurring in a pair; twofold; double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh? (“two”). Cognate with Icelandic tvennur (“double”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (tweihnai, “two each”).
Adjective
twin (not comparable)
- double; dual; occurring as a matching pair
- forming a pair of twins.
Synonyms
- (forming a matched pair): twofold; see also Thesaurus:dual
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- twin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- twin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- twin at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Wint
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /twin/
Adjective
twin
- Alternative form of twinn
Declension
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