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How to pronounce twain in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twosome, yoke
Type of deuce, two, 2, ii
Has types doubleton

Examples of twain

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One answers why, the other answers how, and never the twain should meet, he said.
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There are winter folk, and there are summer folk, and never the twain shall meet.
From the guardian.co.uk
Twain was fascinated, puzzled and eventually resolved about the nature of humans.
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Twain was born two weeks after the closest approach to Earth of Halley's Comet.
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Twain was guilt-stricken and held himself responsible for the rest of his life.
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Twain doesn't make an appearance in Holbrook's autobiography until that point.
From the sfgate.com
Twain supported the accessibility of books to everyone from all walks of life.
From the guardian.co.uk
Twain made a second tour of Europe, described in the 1880 book A Tramp Abroad.
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Twain knew instinctively how well the form suits a restless, dynamic country.
From the economist.com
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