twain

/tweɪn/
noun
  1. Two things or people; a pair.
    • The two lovers were parted, never to meet again, and so remained twain.
    • The river divided the land in twain.
    • Cut the rope in twain with a sharp knife.
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adjective
  1. Being two in number; separate.
    • The old poem speaks of 'the twain roads' diverging in a yellow wood.
    • Our opinions are twain on this matter.
    • The twins were twain in body but one in spirit.
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