twain

\ ˈtwān

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Definition of twain

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 : two

2 : couple, pair

twain

Definition of twain (Entry 2 of 4)

: two especially : two fathoms mark twain

twain

Definition of twain (Entry 3 of 4)

archaic

Twain

biographical name

Definition of Twain (Entry 4 of 4)

Mark — see clemens

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Examples of twain in a Sentence

Noun I like rap and my parents like country music, and never the twain shall meet in our house.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The twains of the have and have-nots, blacks and whites, privileged and oppressed still vow to never meet. — Dallas News, "Current unrest bears strong similarities to that of the 1960s," 2 June 2020 Reuters/Will Dunham Few topics arouse the passions of Americans like god and government and whether the twain shall meet. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "A major church and state case ignites ungodly amounts of debate at US Supreme Court," 21 Jan. 2020 Apparently, this was that rare case of the twain meeting, as officers went to the woman’s address and soon gave a lost reveler a ride back to Bridgewater State University. — BostonGlobe.com, "NOT YOUR AVERAGE SCHOOL DETAIL," 30 Sep. 2019 The Victorian world was cleft in twain, with men on one side, and women on the other. — Hugh Ryan, Town & Country, "Downton Abbey's Thomas Barrow and the Future of the Gay Past," 16 Sep. 2019 None of this legendary twain of body and mind seemed possible on the night of Aug. 11, 2014, not as Verlander sat crying in a tunnel between the dugout and the Tigers’ clubhouse at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "How Justin Verlander Mastered the Twain of Body and Mind in HIs Mid-30s," 1 Sep. 2019 Gravitational-wave detectors work (see diagram) by splitting a laser beam in twain. — The Economist, "Gravitational astronomy proves its maturity," 22 Aug. 2019 This side in one corner, that side in the other corner and never the twain will meet, much less talk civilly. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: What billionaire would Kenny Stills want closer to Trump than Steve Ross? | Commentary," 8 Aug. 2019 Ultimately, there are phone people and then there are Note people, and never the twain shall meet. — David Pierce, WSJ, "Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 Is Crazy Powerful. Can You Handle It?," 19 Aug. 2018

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“Twain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twain. Accessed 15 Jan. 2021.

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