twin brother

collocation in English

meaningsoftwinandbrother

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twin
noun[C]
uk
/twɪn/us
/twɪn/
either of two children born to the same mother on the ...
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brother
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbrʌð.ər/us
/ˈbrʌð.ɚ/
a man or boy with the same parents as ...
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(Definition oftwinandbrotherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftwin brother

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He was thetwinbrotherof one of the two cases classified as showing bipolar disorder.
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She asked me to look at mytwinbrother.
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It is said, he said, that he had atwinbrother.
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It is not fair to mention one greattwinbrotherwithout the other.
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He has notwinbrother.
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Corruption is thetwinbrotherof racism, and it affects us all.
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I remember that vividly and was horrified by it, because that eight-year-old was mytwinbrother30 years ago.
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Receiving a fraction of the essential nutrients as hertwinbrother, the daughter died the next day.
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About ten years ago, my sister-in-law, married to mytwinbrother, invited me to their home for the weekend.
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However, the man they grab claims to be the suspect'stwinbrother.
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He had one son, who outlived him alongside his parents,twinbrotherand sister.
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Ling still cares about hertwinbrother, even though they are now enemies by her choice.
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Two sisters and histwinbrotherdied during the winter of 1902/3.
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He had atwinbrother, who died in infancy, and four sisters.
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Maya also learns she may have atwinbrotherfrom whom she was separated at birth.
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He is a passionate advocate of overseas church links and has a younger identicaltwinbrother.
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He had atwinbrother, who died shortly after birth.
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Histwinbrotherencounters a fatal accident when they were 20 years old.
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He had six siblings, including atwinbrother.
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He and histwinbrotherwere premature, and his brother died at birth.
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