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twain

 
Dictionary: twain
(twān) pronunciation
n. & adj. & pron.
Two.

[Middle English tweien, twaine, from Old English twēgen.]


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(Technology Without An Interesting Name) A programming interface that lets a graphics application, such as an image editing program or desktop publishing program, activate a scanner, frame grabber or other image-capturing device.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: two items of the same kind
  Synonyms: couple, doubleton, pair, twosome, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad


Translations: Twain
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Dansk (Danish)
num. - tvende
n. - to
adj. - tvende
pron. - to

Nederlands (Dutch)
twee(tal)

Français (French)
n. - deux
adj. - deux

Deutsch (German)
num. - zwei
n. - Zwei, Paar
adj. - zwei
pron. - zwei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - (απαρχ.) δύο

Italiano (Italian)
due, di due

Português (Portuguese)
num. - dois, duas
n. - duas pessoas ou coisas
adj. - casal (m)

Русский (Russian)
(книжн.) два, двое, пара

Español (Spanish)
n. - dos, un par
adj. - de dos

Svenska (Swedish)
num. - två, tvenne
n. - par
adj. - två-, par-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
二, 两, 双, 一对, 二的, 一对的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
num. - 二
n. - 兩, 二, 雙, 一對
adj. - 二的, 一對的
pron. - 兩

한국어 (Korean)
num. - 2
n. - 둘, 짝, 쌍
adj. - 둘의, 짝의, 쌍의
pron. - 둘, 두개

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 二つに分かつ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أثنان, زوج (صفه) ألأثنان, الزوجي (عدد) 2‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שניים (מיושן)‬
adj. - ‮שניים (מיושן)‬
pron. - ‮שניים (מיושן)‬


 
 

 

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