two
[ too ]
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noun
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
a symbol for this number, as 2 or II.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with two pips.
adjective
amounting to two in number.
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Idioms for two
in two, into two separate parts, as halves: A bolt of lightning split the tree in two.
put two and two together, to draw a correct conclusion from the given circumstances; infer: It didn't require a great mind to put two and two together.
Origin of two
before 900; Middle English; Old English twā (feminine and neuter; cf. twain); cognate with German zwei; compare Latin duo,Greek dýo
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British Dictionary definitions for two
two
/ (tuː) /
noun
determiner
- amounting to twotwo nails
- (as pronoun)he bought two
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Related adjectives: binary, double, dualRelated prefixes: di-, bi-Word Origin for two
Old English twā (feminine); related to Old High German zwā, Old Norse tvau, Latin, Greek duo
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