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Definition of
twain number
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
twain
number
number
NAmE
/
/
tweɪn
/
/
(
old use
)
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two
Idioms
never the twain shall meet
(
saying
)
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used to say that two things are so different that they cannot exist together
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twain
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never the twain shall meet
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never the twain shall meet
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abbreviation
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noun
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