twosome

/ˈtusəm/
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Other forms: twosomes

Definitions of twosome
  1. noun
    a pair who associate with one another
    “an inseparable twosome”
    synonyms: couple, duet, duo
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    types:
    same-sex marriage
    two people of the same sex who live together as a family
    type of:
    pair
    two people considered as a unit
  2. noun
    two items of the same kind
    synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, yoke
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    types:
    doubleton
    (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
    type of:
    2, II, deuce, two
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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