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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslit jumeau
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lee zhoo-moh
"La chambre d'hôtel avait deux lits jumeaux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A bed designed to accommodate one person, typically smaller than a full-size bed.
"The hotel room had two twin beds for the guests." - 2
A type of bed that is often used in pairs in a shared bedroom.
"The children's room was furnished with twin beds to maximize space."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'twin', originating from Old English 'twinn' meaning 'two together or double', and 'bed', from Old English 'bedd'. Historically, 'twin beds' referred to a pair of identical single beds designed to fit in the same bedroom, a domestic arrangement popularized in the early 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Twin bed" is said worldwide
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lit jumeau
Transliteration: lee zhoo-moh
"La chambre d'hôtel avait deux lits jumeaux."
Zwillingsbett
Transliteration: tsvillin-bett
"Das Hotelzimmer hatte zwei Zwillingsbetten."
letto a due piazze
Transliteration: letto a due piazze
"La camera aveva due letti a due piazze."
cama gemela
Transliteration: kah-ma heh-meh-lah
"La habitación tenía dos camas gemelas."
cama de solteiro
Transliteration: kah-ma je sol-teh-roo
"O quarto tinha duas camas de solteiro."
जुड़वां बिस्तर
Transliteration: judvaan bistar
"कमरे में दो जुड़वां बिस्तर थे।"
双人床
Transliteration: shuāng rén chuáng
"房间里有两张双人床。"
트윈 침대
Transliteration: teuwin chimdae
"방에는 두 개의 트윈 침대가 있었습니다."
ツインベッド
Transliteration: tsuin beddo
"部屋にはツインベッドが二つありました。"
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