twosome

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈtusəm/ UK /ˈtuːsəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a group or pairing of two people

The dancing twosome dazzled the crowd with their routine.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a group or pairing of two... pair duo couple duet dyad

Opposites

threesome

Word family

Related forms two threesomefoursomehandsome

Etymology

From two + -some, a suffix forming collective numerals (as in 'foursome'). Two derives from Old English twa, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwo- ('two').

twa Old English *twai Proto-Germanic *dwo- Proto-Indo-European

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People & Society

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# twosome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtusəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtuːsəm/

## Meanings
1. a group or pairing of two people

## Examples
- The dancing twosome dazzled the crowd with their routine.

## Synonyms
- pair
- duo
- couple
- duet
- dyad

## Antonyms
- threesome

## Related Forms
- two
- threesome
- foursome
- handsome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: twa
- Root: *twai
- Root: *dwo-

## Etymology
From two + -some, a suffix forming collective numerals (as in 'foursome'). Two derives from Old English twa, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwo- ('two').

## AI Etymology
Twosome comes from two + -some, a suffix forming collective numerals (as in 'foursome'). Two derives from Old English twa, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwo- ('two'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "a group or pairing of two people", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English twa, Proto-Germanic *twai, and Proto-Indo-European *dwo-. Related words include two, threesome, foursome, handsome.

## Topics
- People & Society

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