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in twain

prep_phrase

Etymology

From Middle English in tweyn, in twen, in tweyne (also as on tweyne). Compare Old English on twēġen (“in two”).

  1. derived from on twēġen — “in two”
  2. inherited from in tweyn

Definitions

  1. In two, in halves, into two parts, asunder

    • When the masked stranger hew with his axe, the baker's head did split in twain and his body fell like a lump to the ground in turn.
    • And when cold Winter ſplit the Rocks in twain, And Ice the running Rivers did reſtrain, He ſtripp’d the Bears-foot of its leafy Growth,
    • It was an anomalous situation. Precedents, there were none. No state ever before had been rent in twain.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA