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twin
(redirected from Twin brother)

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twin
1. 
a. either of two persons or animals conceived at the same time
b. (as modifier): a twin brother
2. a crystal consisting of two parts each of which has a definite orientation to the other

twin [′twin]
(biology)
One of two individuals born at the same time.
(crystallography)


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From the KLIATT review of the book, July 2006: "Will, age 15, has always been responsible for looking after his twin brother Denny, who has Down syndrome, but he's chafing to get away from their drought-stricken Montana ranch.
What began as a clangingly chaotic noise rock experiment akin to Sonic Youth has now become a whispery, wistful, swirling wash of electronic textures and haunting vocals by Pace and guitarist-keyboardist Kazu Makino, with Pace's twin brother Simone pinning it all down with percussion that keeps the groove quietly in the background.
Not to be outdone, her twin brother, Keshav, ran and got his teddy bear and, well, you can see for yourself what happened next
 
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