twig
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
- (Noun) - from the Germanic root twi-, expressing (forking into) two-ness; cognate with Latin duo (two)
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪɡ
[edit] Noun
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twig (plural twigs)
[edit] Translations
a small thin branch
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Irish and Scots Gaelic tuig, "to understand"
[edit] Verb
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to twig (third-person singular simple present twigs, present participle twigging, simple past and past participle twigged)
- (colloquial, regional) To realise something; to 'catch on'.
- He hasn't 'twigged' that we're planning a surprise party for him.
[edit] Translations
to realise something
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