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Tweeling
tweeling
tweeling
See also: Tweeling
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from a Proto-Germanic root *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling); or from twee (“two”) + -ling.
Noun
tweeling m (plural tweelingen, diminutive tweelingetje n)
- A pair of twins; said of people and other mammals
- Each of two twin siblings
- A vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair
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