Twain Definition
Origin of Twain
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The word outlasted the breakdown of gender in Middle English and survived as a secondary form of two, then especially in the cases where the numeral follows a noun. Its continuation into modern times was aided by its use in KJV, the Marriage Service, in poetry (where it's commonly used as a rhyme word), and in oral use where it is necessary to be clear that two and not "to" or "too" is meant.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English tweyne, tweien, twaine, from Old English feminine of twÄ“Ä¡en (“two"), from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare the word two.
From Wiktionary
It could look like one of the many English words inherited from Old Norse. The modern Danish word is "tvende" (pronounced tvenne), it means both, two of a kind, etc.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English tweien, twaine from Old English twēgen dwo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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