Twins
nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
The constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini.
noun
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Also a form of Twinplural of Twin
Two Twins won a Gold Glove Award last year.
proper noun
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The constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini.
Geminy, or the Twins, rule the ſhoulders, arms, and hands, & theſe three are ſigns of yᵉ ſpring.
In the twins, the first holds an arrow, the second a palm-branch.
The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.
(The Constellation of the Twins was thought peculiarly lucky.) Perhaps after a time it was discovered that twins sometimes run in families, and in such cases really do bring fertility with them.
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The Minnesota Twins team.