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Two
Definitions
- 1 being one more than one wordnet
- 1 The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
- 1 The digit/figure 2.
"The number 2202 contains three twos."
- 2 one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots wordnet
- 3 A two-dollar bill. US, informal
- 4 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number wordnet
- 5 A child aged two.
"This toy is suitable for the twos and threes."
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- 6 A playing card featuring two pips.
- 7 Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
"It was a weary time. A carriage clock had been placed on the discoloured wooden mantelpiece, and slowly its hands crept on from one to two and from two to three."
- 8 Ellipsis of two shot. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
"Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen."
- 2 Describing a set or group with two elements.
"“[…]The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”"
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.
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