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atwain

[ uh-tweyn ]

adverb

, Archaic.
  1. in twain; in two; apart.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of atwain1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; a- 1, twain

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Example Sentences

Thy father hath given the cloak to me, wherefore then hast thou cut it atwain?

Her looks involuntarily followed the water's stately course, which, like a silver band, cut Paris atwain.

So forcible, indeed, was this last one that I thought the lid was cleft atwain.

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