twice

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(twīs)

adverb

  1. on two occasions or in two instances
  2. two times
  3. two times as much or as many; twofold; doubly

Origin: ME twies < OE twiges < twiga, twice, akin to twa, two + -es, gen. sing. ending

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adverb
  1. In two cases or on two occasions; two times: I rewrote the essay twice.
  2. In doubled degree or amount: twice as many.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English twiga; see dwo- in Indo-European roots

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