twinship

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From twin +‎ -ship.

Noun[edit]

twinship (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a twin
    Synonyms: twindom, twinhood, twinness
    • 1858 Charles Arad Joy et. al. - Addresses of the Newly-appointed Professors of Columbia College
      In this twinship of right and duty lies the embryonic genesis of liberty . . .
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Translations[edit]
twinhood — see twinhood

Etymology 2[edit]

From twin +‎ ship.

Noun[edit]

twinship (plural twinships)

  1. (nautical) Either of a pair of ships of exactly the same design
    • 1837, Edward Pelham Brenton, The Naval History of Great Britain:
      The Royal George, a twinship, was nearly as much approved of; and these two ships, by their fast sailing, were the principal, causes of the defeat of the enemy's fleets . . .
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