Meaning & use
twinning
The birth of two offspring from a single pregnancy, or the close pairing of two similar things.
See it in a sentence
Twinning occurs naturally in about one out of every ninety human pregnancies.
The two cities celebrated fifty years of twinning with a joint cultural festival.
A note on using this word
Can refer to biological twin births or, especially in British English, to a formal partnership between two towns.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The informal practice of two people wearing matching or very similar outfits.
The sisters posted a photo of their twinning outfits at the concert.
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