twice

[ twahys ]
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adverb
  1. two times, as in succession: Write twice a week.

  2. on two occasions; in two instances: I phoned him twice.

  1. in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree: twice as much.

Origin of twice

1
before 1150; Middle English twies, equivalent to twie twice (Old English twige, cognate with Old Frisian twīa,Old Saxon tuuīo;see twi-) + -s-s1

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British Dictionary definitions for twice

twice

/ (twaɪs) /


adverb
  1. two times; on two occasions or in two cases: he coughed twice

  2. double in degree or quantity: twice as long

Origin of twice

1
Old English twiwa; related to Old Norse tvisvar, Middle Low German twiges

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Other Idioms and Phrases with twice

twice

see cheap at twice the price; lightning never strikes twice; once bitten, twice shy; think twice.

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